Genza v Enterprenuer Financial Center (U) Limited (Civil Suit 471 of 2021) [2023] UGCommC 177 (4 May 2023)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit 471 of 2021
Judge
Mutesi, J
The High Court dismissed a claim that a microfinance lender used the plaintiff’s image online to secure funding, finding no proven publication by the defendant.
Byte Legion Technologies v MTN (U) Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS 95 of 2009) [2013] UGCommC 4 (21 January 2013)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
HCT-00-CC-CS 95 of 2009
The court found that the plaintiff company had a cause of action because a company can acquire intellectual property from its directors or shareholders, and the defendant had dealt with both the company and its Managing Director. However, the court held that the plaintiff failed to prove that the information shared was confidential or sufficiently developed to warrant protection. The proposal lacked technical details such as source code, and there was no evidence that the defendant used confidential information or that the Google SMS Trader product was derived from the plaintiff’s idea. The c…