| Posted by: CasinoNow at March 22, 2002, 10:23 pm | | Topic: William Hill Casino In Trouble?? Forum: Winner Online |
Does this mean that William Hill Casino is in trouble for allowing UK wagers on Antiguan servers? A year ago it looked like the UK was grateful to have it's bookmakers bringing business into the country, and now it appears as though they are penalizing them for having servers in another location? I say big deal.
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UK: Patents - Infringements - Menashe Business Mercantile Ltd & Another William Hill Organisation Ltd
22 March 2002
Article by Mr Eamon Connolly
Summary
The High Court has held that it is no defence to a claim for infringement of a patent relating to a gaming system that a key part of that gaming system is located outside of the United Kingdom. The “wheeze” of putting the host computer abroad would not help the defendant.
Jacob J considered whether it was a defence to a claim under s60(2) of the Patents Act 1977 that the host computer claimed in the patent in suit was not situated in the UK.
Facts
The claimants were the owners of a patent for a gaming system. The gaming system included a host computer, one or more terminal computers, a means of communication between the host and terminal(s) and a program means for operating the terminal computer(s).
The defendant offered an on line gaming system to its UK customers. It supplied a program which had the effect of turning its customers’ ...
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