March - 2016

Supreme Court dismisses registered design rights appeal

On 9 March 2016, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Magmatic Ltd v PMS International Group plc, finding that PMS’ Kiddee Cases did not infringe Magmatic’s Community Registered Design (CRD) for its Trunki children’s suitcases. Trunki, an animal shaped ride-on suitcase, was originally designed and developed by Robert Law, founder of Magmatic, in the late 1990s. To protect the Trunki design, Magmatic registered a CRD consisting of six images in monochrome prepared by

Google to extend “right to be forgotten”

Google has confirmed that search results delisted on “right to be forgotten” grounds will no longer appear on any of its domains when accessed from the European country where delisting has been granted. In Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez [2014] the European Court of Justice ruled that European residents may request the removal of search results that they feel link to outdated or irrelevant information about themselves. Google implemented the ruling by delistin

Misuse of Private Information and the Data Protection Act 1998

The case of Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [2004] UKHL 22 firmly established a cause of action for invasion of privacy. The facts of the case are well known. The Mirror published covertly taken photographs which disclosed that model Naomi Campbell was receiving treatment for drug addiction at Narcotics Anonymous. Ms Campbell brought an action against the Mirror for damages for breach of confidence alongside a claim under the Data Protection Act for compensation. I

IPSO announces new rules

IPSO announces new rules The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has announced new rules and regulations granting it enhanced powers and independence. Reforms of the regulations underpinning the regulator were put to those publishers who have signed up to IPSO in December of last year and are due to take effect from 1 March 2016. Please note that The Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, Evening Standard and Independent titles have yet to sign up to IPSO and curr

The Story of Cats Premieres on ITV

Premiering on Sunday, 6 March 2016 is the newest programme from Plimsoll Productions: The Story of Cats. This three-part series explores the lives and varieties of the world's most popular pet using state-of-the-art technology. ACK is proud to have worked on the financing of The Story of Cats.