• Tommy Album Rørvik Senior Associate - on leave of absence
    Amund Brede Svendsen Partner

    No copyright protection for Come Dine With Me television format

    03/02/2011

    ITV Studios Ltd (ITV S) and its affiliate ITV Global Entertainment Ltd (ITV G), an international distributor and licensor of television formats, together with Viasat and Swedish production and distribution company Silverback AB, held rights to the television format for programme Come Dine with Me.The first programme was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2005 and was followed by nine seasons on Channel 4 until 2009.

  • Amund Brede Svendsen Partner

    Check the court's jurisdiction before bringing an action

    06/12/2010

    Picking the correct court to handle a case first time can save time and money. Norwegian company Marin Alpin AS sued Swiss company Würth International AG in the district court where it had its main offices for alleged violation of the unfair competition rules set out in the Marketing Control Act. Marin claimed that Würth was liable for damages after copying a sports jacket. The disputed jackets had been distributed internally in the Würth group in some European countries, but not in Norway. Marin contended that Würth was liable for product imitation under Sections 8(a) and 1 of the Marketing Control Act. Since the jackets had not been distributed in Norway, the issue of jurisdiction came into play. The district court found that it had jurisdiction and ruled in favour of Marin, which was awarded damages of Nkr750,000 and costs of Nkr281,000. Würth appealed.

  • Astri M. Lund Partner

    Model for copyright legislation in Africa

    29/11/2010

    Partner in Grette, Astri M. Lund, has drafted a proposal for amendments to the Copyright Act of Malawi. A bill using this proposal is presently in the making.

  • Astri M. Lund Partner

    Separate security interest in IPR?

    26/11/2010

    Partner in Grette, Astri M. Lund, is commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to consider the question whether to allow the creation of separate security interests in intellectual property rights. She has also been asked to draft a proposal for legislation that covers at least the rights that may be registered in an intellectual property register.

  • Jarle Roar Sæbø Partner

    Open Source Code in Mergers and Acquisitions

    12/10/2010

    The use of open source code is growing every day, and in some sectors the use of such code has exceeded all reasonable expectations. As always, such “new” phenomena provide both opportunities and challenges. The latter includes the many pitfalls that open source code generates in business takeover situations.

  • Jarle Roar Sæbø Partner

    Digitisation and online accessibility of Europe’s cultural heritage

    30/08/2010

    The Commission’s Reflection Group on Digitisation, established in April 2010, has now launched its consultation and seeks views on how to boost the online presence of Europe’s cultural heritage. The purpose is to speed up the online accessibility and preservation of cultural works across Europe.

  • Jarle Roar Sæbø Partner

    Supreme Court’s take on piracy and privacy

    06/08/2010

    It is a well known fact that the Norwegian authorities do not prioritize criminal prosecutions of individuals that infringe copyright legislation by making movies, music, software etc available through various file sharing services on the Internet. It also seems to be a widespread conception that users anonymity is absolute in regard to other civilians, and that such user therefore are safely outside the reach of the copyright holders. The latter is now confirmed to be a misconception.

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