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Commercial Court of Uganda

The Commercial Court was established in 1996 as a division of the High Court of Uganda devoted to hearing and determining commercial disputes with current jurisdiction (as established under Legal Notice No.4 of 1996 and Instruction Circular No.1 of 1996); company causes, Bankruptcies and intellectual property.

The mission of the court is to deliver to the commercial community an efficient, expeditious and cost-effective mode of adjudicating disputes that affect directly and significantly the economic, commercial and financial life of Uganda.

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Plot 14, Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero.

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December 2009
Atal v Kiruta t/a 97 Africa Arts & Crafts (Civil Suit No. 967 of 2004) [2009] UGCommC 59 (11 December 2009) Court found infringement of two copyrighted artworks, awarded damages, injunction and destruction of infringing items. Intellectual property — Copyright — Originality and material form required for protection — Copyright Act ss 3(2), 7 — Copyright infringement — Substantial similarity of expression required (not ideas) — Remedies: injunction, damages, delivery up and destruction	11 December 2009
Stella Atal v Ann Abels Kirata (High Court Civil Suit No. 967 of 2004) [2009] UGCommC 159 (11 December 2009) Court found infringement of two artworks; awarded damages, injunction and destruction; counterclaim dismissed. Intellectual property — Copyright — Originality of artistic works — Protection accords to expression not ideas — Infringement — Assessment requires comparison of idea versus expression; infringement found only where expression is substantially the same — Remedies — Damages, exemplary damages, permanent injunction and destruction of infringing copies are available	11 December 2009