Whilst international conventions are important in protecting patent rights, such conventions deal primarily with procedural issues, while substantive patent law remains governed by national laws, although a large measure of harmonisation between such national laws has been achieved, especially between the countries belonging to the European Patent Convention. In the UK, patents are subject to the Patents Act 1977 (Patents Act). The Act came into force on 1 July 1978 and, as patents last for 20 years, it now governs all UK patents still in force.
A ‘Grease’ parody faces possible Copyright infringement claims in the US.
The 1978 musical ‘Grease’ is world-renowned for its depiction of a love story between, biker, Danny Zuko, and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson. The musical
