The Patent and Market Court of Appeal upheld the first instance Court's judgment, confirming that a motorboat could be protected by copyright as a work of applied art, and that this copyright had…
The Court reached the conclusion that since the cumulative criteria that formed the necessary condition for assessing “communication to the public” were not fulfilled, there was no communication of…
The Supreme Court clarified the circumstances under which private copying levies should be paid by importers of cell phones, and reached the conclusion that if two technically independent devices…
A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law
The Supreme Court provided guidance on how to assess whether a work should be considered to be an adaptation, within the meaning of…
Question referred to the Supreme Court by Stockholm District Court in a case between Bildupphovsrätt i Sverige ek.för. (BUS) vs Wikimedia Sverige (Case nr Ö 849-15)
On 4th April 2016 the Supreme…
The Swedish Supreme Court considered under what circumstances, and to what extent, a penalty payment can be imposed on a company that has been prohibited under penalty of a fine from selling an…
