Hearings
30 Apr 1997 [1997] AC 728; [1997] 3 WLR 13, PC
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Green Cartridge Co (Hong Kong) Ltd
Subject Matter
COPYRIGHT — Infringement — Indirect copying — Plaintiff manufacturing cartridges for photocopiers and laser printers — Defendant manufacturing cartridges indirectly copying plaintiffs drawings of cartridge parts — Whether defendant infringing plaintiff's copyright in drawings — Whether “spare parts exception” to copyright protection applicable — Copyright Act 1956, ss 1(1), 3(5)(a) (extended to Hong Kong by Copyright (Hong Kong) Order 1972, art 3)
Appellate History
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Green Cartridge Co (Hong Kong) Ltd [1996] 1 HKLR 69
Decision of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong reversed
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Green Cartridge Co (Hong Kong) Ltd [1997] AC 728; [1997] 3 WLR 13, PC