United Kingdom trade markswebsite blocking injunctionsinjunctions

Nintendo Co Ltd v Sky UK Ltd

[2019] EWHC 2376 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Year2019

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

The High Court's equitable jurisdiction to grant website-blocking injunctions against internet service providers is not confined to copyright or other intellectual-property infringements, but extends to the protection of trade mark rights and statutory anti-circumvention provisions (ss.296/296ZD CDPA 1988), where the order is necessary, effective and proportionate.

Area of Law

General

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