Dismissal of the appeal against the judgment of the Cantonal Court of Solothurn regarding copyright infringement

Facts

[A. GmbH] (Switzerland) and [B. GmbH] (Germany) (appellants) filed a lawsuit against [C. GmbH] (Switzerland) (respondent) for infringement of their copyrights on the software "[X.] " and "[Y.] ". The Cantonal Court of Solothurn dismissed the claim, as the appellants were unable to prove that they held the exclusive rights to the disputed software. The appellants appealed this judgment to the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, insofar as it could be considered. It held that the lower court had not made an arbitrary assessment of the evidence. The appellants were unable to demonstrate that the findings of the lower court were obviously untenable. The allegations regarding the…