Held: The plaintiff Corporation had acquired a protectable goodwill in the mark CARFAX relating to a system for receiving traffic information on the radio, even though the system had not been launched, as a result of its widespread promotion such as its appearance on the BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ programme in March 1980.
Judges:
Sir Robert Megarry VC
Citations:
[1981] FSR 228
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Starbucks (HK) Ltd and Another v British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and Others SC 13-May-2015
The court was asked whether, as the appellants contended, a claimant who is seeking to maintain an action in passing off need only establish a reputation among a significant section of the public within the jurisdiction, or whether, as the courts . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.566020