Claim No: IL-2024-000036 - [2025] EWHC 2172 (Ch)

Account and Payment of Unpaid Royalties: Mrs Lish says that under the terms of her arrangement with Northern Block, Northern Block was obliged to pay her 60% of the sums Northern Block received from the exploitation of “C’s Typefaces”. “C’s Typefaces” is defined in paragraph 14 of the Particulars of Claim as “[e]ach of the designs for the typefaces provided by [Mrs Lish] to [Northern Block]”. I will call this the Unpaid Royalties Claim;

Failure to Disclose and/or Account for Sublicence(s): This claim relates only to a typeface called Neusa Next. Mrs Lish says that the terms of the settlement of the Newcastle Claim require Northern Block to provide details of any sublicences to third parties of the Neusa Next typeface, and to account to her for 60% of the revenues from any such sublicences. Mrs Lish also says that Northern Block should not currently be offering the Neusa Next typeface to third parties. I will call this the Neusa Next Claim; and

Continuing Infringement by Offer of Typefaces Infringing C’s Typefaces: Mrs Lish says that contrary to the Defendants’ obligations following settlement of the Newcastle Claim, Northern Block has continued to infringe Mrs Lish’s copyright in four typefaces (Neusa, Tautz, Quiber and Stolzl), and the Cyrillic extensions of a further four typefaces (Knul, Loew Next, Oyko and Eund). I will call this the Infringements Claim.