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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions >> Blizzard Entertainment SAS & Anor v Bossland GmbH & Ors [2019] EWHC 1665 (Ch) (04 July 2019) URL: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2019/1665.html Cite as: [2019] EWHC 1665 (Ch) |
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CHANCERY DIVISION
Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL |
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B e f o r e :
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(1) Blizzard Entertainment SAS (a company incorporated in France) (2) Blizzard Entertainment Inc. (a company incorporated in the State of Delaware) |
Claimants |
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(1) Bossland GmbH (a company incorporated in Germany) (2) Zwetan Letschew (3) Patrick Kirk |
Defendants |
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Tom Moody Stuart QC (instructed by Boyes Turner LLP) for the Defendants
Hearing dates: 30th and 31st January 2019
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Crown Copyright ©
Deputy Master Bowles:
(a) That Bossland had 'procured and induced users of its software to act in breach of the terms of their agreements with the Claimants, as alleged in the first sentence of paragraph 46 of the Particulars of Claim';
(b) That Bossland had 'authorised users to infringe the Claimants' copyright as alleged in the first sentence of paragraph 50 of the Particulars of Claim';
(c) That Bossland had 'acted pursuant to the common design with the users of its software to infringe' in this instance, Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s 'copyright, as alleged in the first sentence of paragraph 51 of the Particulars of Claim;
(d) That Mr Kirk and Mr Letschew were 'jointly liable with' Bossland 'in respect of' Bossland's 'said acts …'
(a) The profits (if any) made by the Defendants in respect of which the Defendants should account to the Claimants arising out of the acts admitted by the Defendants in the recital to the order of 21st March 2017;
(b) What interest (if any) should be paid on such sums;
(c) The liability for the costs of the taking of the account of profits (including any interest on costs).