CARTIER INTERNATIONAL AG v BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LTD. Issue 7 (28th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Reports of patent, design and trade mark cases. Volume 135:Issue 7(2018)
• Page Start: 475
• Page End: 500
• Publication Date: 2018-08-28
• Subjects: Patent laws and legislation -- Great Britain -- Cases; Patent infringement -- Great Britain -- Cases; Industrial property -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Cases; Patents -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 346.41048
• DOI: 10.1093/rpc/rcy031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0080-1364

Abstract

Abstract: H1 Trade marks – Website blocking injunctions – Counterfeit goods – Intermediaries – Internet service providers – "Mere conduits" – Jurisdiction – No specific implementation of art.11 of the Enforcement Directive in trade mark cases – Costs of implementation – Whether to be borne by intermediaries – Role of EU law – Whether costs of compliance the "quid pro quo" of immunities afforded to ISPs under EU law – Incidence of costs under English law – Extent of duties of ISPs to rights-holders – ISPs legally innocent in this case – Extent of any appropriate indemnity – Costs of the litigation – Discretion – Appeal to Supreme Court