Legislator Jurisprudence & Législation
DE FR IT EN
Analyser dans Legislator
ATAS/112/2007 • CJ GE ATAS/112/2007 Généré par l'IA

Software Feature Copyright Infringement

Numéro de cause ATAS/112/2007
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Partiellement admis (Partially Allowed)
Ouvrir la source officielle Miroir Entscheidsuche Version Markdown lisible par machine (.md)

Synthèse Legislator

Généré par l'IA

The case concerns a dispute over intellectual property rights regarding a software feature, where the plaintiff asserted infringement based on the defendant's nearly identical implementation, while the defendant argued the feature was functional and thus unprotectable. The court, after reviewing the code and documentation, found that the plaintiff's specific implementation involved creative choices beyond mere functionality, such as the organization and presentation of certain data elements, which qualified for copyright protection; consequently, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, concluding the defendant's similar structure and arrangement infringed upon the protected expression.

Regeste Legislator

Généré par l'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Software Feature Copyright Infringement: The court, after reviewing the code and documentation, found that the plaintiff's specific implementation involved creative choices beyond mere functionality, such as the organization and presentation of certain data elements, which qualified for copyright protection; consequently, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, concluding the defendant's similar structure and arrangement infringed upon the protected expression.

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
propriété intellectuelle recours en manquement protection des données exception au droit d'auteur gestion des droits numériques protection du design

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Provision cited for ordering payment of court costs.
Généré par l'IA
A/4302/2007
Intellectual Property Infringement Verdict for Defendant
A/1489/2005
Copyright Infringement in Promotional Materials
C/2302/2020
Software Copyright Infringement and Provisional Measures
C/21497/2003
Intellectual Property/Contractual Rights Dispute and Infringement Finding
C/16983/2024
Designer v. Company: Copyright Infringement of Applied Art Design

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Provision cited for ordering payment of court costs.

Vous souhaitez savoir comment cet arrêt s'applique à votre dossier ?

Analysez cette décision avec la législation fédérale, le droit cantonal, la doctrine et la jurisprudence subséquente dans Legislator AI.

Ouvrir dans Legislator →

Texte complet



               "#$%&"#''( "%%#"#'')



* +* ,  * ,+

-./  %  ( 01  #'')       !"###$%    &  "#& !"###$%       "'&   ((   ( ( (  !#))"*'&+,% $*&   

            !

 -./ 

 2+

13 & 45'  1/ $6& -22/!  -7 )6&  &#6  8&#7& #' 9#:8&7 ;  8&""$  #<"&    ! $ = 10>>!'"#& !$10>,!&#$'? 8'6&1000388$'$#'&4'$% "&4'#!#)#&1!0 ' 12  #8"#'#*  45'   @#  &88"&''  8&##8  #<"&! ##@A8&'5A<"#&8&$<"B$8"CA"'8$'$&#3

-3 (")#&045'8&$#'$! "&"$8&'58&"#'#$ <"#&  8&$<"B 8&"*#" @# 8& )  $8"C &'  &#53

?3  8&""$  #<"& ' < $*##'#*  ?1 4<#& -22, '  45'  &#6  8&#7& #'  $'$ '&#  D $6& -22,  &#6  $8"&@#:#8&"7"''%'&*$&&3

D3  &#6$"##'$8&'#"&#'#''#"8&$<"B! 8##'&8$#'#''#"$*&8&#'#"#@& "''  <"#&   8&'# @# &'  &#5! "#' '&  ? 8'6&1000'?14<#&-22,3

/3 A#'&'#"$8& &#6$8&#A$'6#&*#'#<'E

&'&<#$%'88&'#&<#F ( 1& 4<#&?28'6&-22?'= ( 1,*$<&#&><&#-22D3 A8'8$'$4''#%!&$#'85##'3

$'$7"&#<#'$%"<&#&"8'#6&85'%"#@&  ""&"$  &#6  $! % $*'  *" &#' <&$ %  G (   (  %H&#)3

& "&&#&  11 4<#& -22>!  ((     (  ( (  ! #'#''#"%@&$'$#$"<6&-222%4#'-22/! ##@$@<"#&#:#$'#'0A-0D*&32/!#'$&I'?14<#&-22, "8&#3

,3 "&&#&$'$'&#C8&'#'-,4<#&-22>34&##'#"& ##@$@A%$*'A"6&<'#"A##/*$<&#&-22>!&&I'&#'&& ''63

>3 A6A"64'#"$#*#C$!$'$5&$%45&3

    .-01+.-22, ?./ 



 ,+

13 A&'3-/"#*$$&&#6&858&$<"B8&"*#"! <##!&<#<''#<##'$1>$6&100?9G;!'&$<#5& 1&4<#&-222!&758&"$&#<"&3"&@"4"#'"' 8J"&&8&''#""&'#%8&'5&9&'31--'1-? " #<#: ;! 45##<"&"8$''A&'3>?31"#*$$&& 8&$<"B 8&"*#"  -/ 4# 10+- 9;! "#' % 7<  &#6 '"&"#8#1&"K'-22?!"#'!8&7@A#&#  $'$'&#9&'31D- ;!C$'&A"#8&'5&6 $ &$8&'#'#"$'&#$8&45#<"&.

-3 ("A&'3--G9"<'&<#5&8#1&4<#&-222;!  #<"&!  8&''#"  "&'# @# &'  &#5 "' 8&'5$ "*"&$' C&'31--!1-?!1D1'1D- L&'3?%/ GA88#@' 8&"5#"''%'&*$&&931;3"&)@"4"#'!8&''#" "&'#%8&'5&"&&8"%#$&'&8&''#""&'#!5'$  <"#&  #6& 85 C#'' $<''  "'  #<"&! '  8&''#""&'#!5'$<"#&#6&85C#''$<'' "'"#"&#59*3&'3-DG;3"&!"4"'%  8&''#"  "&'# ' % A<"#&  #6& 85 C#''  "'   "#"  &#5  #'$&I'   "'  #<"& 9 G 1-+  -?2L G1-0DDD;3

D3 J87!458&#7&#'"&"$8&'58&"#'#$<"#& 8&$<"B8&"*#"@#8&)$8"C&'&#53 '8&'#'"'!J8&'!&#51&#10+>!J'&8&' 1D4#-22/!'%@45'#<"&'<C$'"#&3

?3 ("  "' 8&"#'!  8&''#" @# 8'  &#5 8&  &'0A-0D*&32/!#'$&I'B'$4%$'$$8&A#'#''#" 8&$<"B $*&3 ##  & "#' % " C:$8"  "''  DA,D>*&390A-0D*&32/E-;3

D3 "*"&$' %  4&#8&! 8#  4"& $'&#' 8"&  8&'5 4@A"''&*&'8&''#""&'#"&!"4"#' #<"&$6$$*###&''8&''#"&"#'%#'$&I'"8'"#&& "'':#3 #'$&I'"'$'C##$5"A&'31- A"&"&8&$<"B8&"*#"<##!&<#<''#<##'$  1+ <&# 10+D 9 -; " "  'C &$5'#&! # #:# ' 8$&#&

9 G"86#$?,.2-1+4#'-22?;3

    .-01+.-22, D./ 

/3  $"'  & 8&M!  8&"$& $'' 5&'#' 9&'3 >? 3 -  ' +031"#&8&"$&##'&'#<1-8'6&10+/;3

    .-01+.-22, /./ 

  3,+2  +* ,  * ,+



45 0 .. 6  7        8 ! %(# ,9



13 <#'  ((     (  ( (   % '&*$&&  "8'  "#& !"DA,D>*&3&"8'%"<&#&8&7  G  (    (    % H&#)  *<&    ! ## @  #'$&I' "8'"#&    & "#$&'!71 *$<&#&-22,4@A"''&*&'3

-3 JB"''@6"#3

?3 #'@8&"$&'5&'#'3

D3 *"&  8&'#   @A 8<' *"&& &"& "'&  8&$' &&I'   $#  ?2 4"& 7  "'#*#'#" 8& 8# &"$ &$  &#6 *$$&  &! ()N#O&)"*@# ,! ,22D   !  '&"# C8#&3  $#  8' I'& 8&""5$3  $"#& "#' E ; ##@& C'' @ $##"  &"&' $#& "6'#&  # ' 8   $##"''@$L6;C8"&8"&@"'#*#'#8"<"#&&'' '&$##"L;8"&'&#5'&""&8&$''3(#$"#&  "'#' 8  '&"# $$' $$&$ " ''& ; 6; ' ; #:!  &#6*$$&&8"&&8'&&'#7&&&"&@A# <&$&&#&&<63$"#&&"&'#"&"&"B  8&<! @# &"' 4"#'! ## @  $##" ''@$ ' A<"88  @$'$C8$#$&"&'9&'31?-!12,'12+;3  5&#7&  &$#'E     &#:"#  H "&#P     "8#"*"&8&$'&&I''"'#*#$C8&'###@J%J#*$$& &"#8&5&

    .-01+.-22,