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On 10 February Anna Ward, a lawyer specialising in intellectual property infringement was joined by cyber Intelligence specialist Mark Tibbs and Benet Brandreth QC to discuss the main steps required to obtain a blocking injunction and the key issues the courts will consider.
Online infringers cause huge problems for intellectual property rights holders. They can be difficult to identify and are often based overseas, leading to enforcement issues. Targeting single infringers may also be ineffective – they can easily establish new websites using different domain names. Website blocking orders can solve this problem by requiring internet service providers (ISPs) to block certain websites as well as any mirror sites that may pop up in their place. This is an attractive route for rights holders since ISPs operate within the jurisdiction, are limited in number and will follow court orders.
The courts have powers to grant website blocking orders to tackle infringement of copyright, trade marks and associated rights.
