Parico Aluminium Designs Ltd v Muskita-Aluminium Co Ltd and another, Civil Appeal No. 11156, (2002) 1 A.A.D. 2015

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Nombre

Parico Aluminium Designs Ltd v Muskita-Aluminium Co Ltd and another, Civil Appeal No. 11156, (2002) 1 A.A.D. 2015

Cita

Parico Aluminium Designs Ltd v Muskita-Aluminium Co Ltd and another, Civil Appeal No. 11156, (2002) 1 A.A.D. 2015

Tribunal

Supreme Court of Cyprus exercising civil appellate jurisdiction

Instancia

última instancia

Fechas

claim and ex parte orders

2001-02-09

inter partes order made absolute

2001-08-06

appeal judgment

2002-12-19

Decisión

2002-12-19

Estado

resuelto-firmeza-no-verificada

Resultado

Appeal dismissed with costs; interim injunction remained.

Resumen

Import through Limassol supplied territorial jurisdiction. At the interim stage the claimant need show a serious arguable case and a visible prospect, not prove substantive rights. The evidence provided serious indications of possible rights; damages and later justice were inadequate, the balance favoured preserving the status quo, and the delay was not fatal. Appeal dismissed with costs.

Antecedentes

Muskita companies designed and sold the MU 100 Special aluminium-profile series and alleged that Parico imported, sold and passed off copies produced through Alco Hellas, despite earlier consent injunctions. They invoked copyright, industrial-design, conspiracy and unfair-competition bases.

Historia procesal

The Limassol District Court issued ex parte restraints on 9 February 2001 and made them absolute on 6 August 2001. Parico appealed on jurisdiction, disclosure, statutory bases, section 32 thresholds, damages, balance of convenience and delay.

Cuestión jurídica

Whether the District Court had territorial jurisdiction and whether the evidence met the limited threshold for continuing interim relief without deciding subsistence or infringement finally.

Criterio

Import through Limassol supplied territorial jurisdiction. At the interim stage the claimant need show a serious arguable case and a visible prospect, not prove substantive rights. The evidence provided serious indications of possible rights; damages and later justice were inadequate, the balance favoured preserving the status quo, and the delay was not fatal. Appeal dismissed with costs.

Fundamento decisivo

An interlocutory court must not conduct a mini-trial on conflicting evidence or difficult law. It asks only whether a serious issue and real prospect exist and whether later justice would be inadequate; final copyright subsistence and infringement remain for trial.

Límites

The panel expressly did not decide final subsistence, originality or infringement. The case predates modern GenAI and cannot be treated as a registration or grant.

Relevancia

doctrina-general

Referencias relacionadas

Peso del precedente

binding unanimous Supreme Court appellate judgment on interim-relief standards Integración/votación: Konstantinidis, Kallis and Kramvis JJ.; Kallis J. delivered the judgment unanimous three-judge panel

Fuente

Referencia

Parico Aluminium Designs Ltd v Muskita-Aluminium Co Ltd and another, Civil Appeal No. 11156, (2002) 1 A.A.D. 2015

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Autoridad

Supreme Court of Cyprus exercising civil appellate jurisdiction

Tipo

national Supreme Court appeal concerning interim copyright/design and unfair-competition relief; not final merits

Localizador

report pp. 2015 et seq.; source-text lines 14-104, 179-208, 390-465 and 595-674

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