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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2005 122(8-9):260-305; doi:10.1093/rpc/2005rpc13
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[2005] R.P.C. 13

BRITISH HORSERACING BOARD LTD v WILLIAM HILL ORGANISATION LTD1

European Court of Justice2

CASE C-203/02 (V. Skouris (President), P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, K. Lenaerts (Rapporteur) (Presidents of Chambers), J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, (Judges)): Opinion of Advocate General (C. Stix-Hackl) : November 9, 2004, June 8, 20043

[2005] R.P.C. 13

Database right—Scope of the sui generis right—"Investment in obtaining the contents" of a database—"Investment in verifying the contents" of a database—Whether investment in creating data relevant—"Extraction"—"Re-utilisation"—Whether direct access to database essential—"Substantial part"—Quantitative evaluation—Qualitative evaluation—"Insubstantial part"—Systematic and repeated extractions—Purpose of prohibition—Acts which conflict with normal exploitation and unreasonably prejudice legitimate interests of maker.

Key Words: Database right • EC law • Horseracing • Substantial part

1 Language of the case English. This was one of four parallel cases involving databases in the area of sporting bets. The other cases were C-46/02 Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Oy Veikkaus Ab, November 9, 2004, ECJ on a reference from the Vantaan Käräjäoikeus (Finland); Case C-338/02 Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Svenska Spel AB, November 9, 2004, ECJ on a reference from the Högsta Domstol (Sweden) and Case C-444/02 Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Organismos prognostikon agonon podosfairou (OPAP), November 9, 2004, ECJ on a reference from the Monomeles Protodikio Athinon (Greece).

2 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.

3 Language of Opinion: German.


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