The case concerned the sale of Ronson butane gas cans in China. Ronson’s distributor in China introduced his own product (deceptively similar to Ronson’s product) under the name ‘Purilite’.
Held: ‘Purilite until . . November 1990 promoted further (albeit illegitimately) knowledge and acceptance in China of Ronson’s get-up: the goodwill attached in law to Ronson, not the tortfeasor . . .’
Judges:
Lightman J
Citations:
Unreported 5 July 1995
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Fielding and others ChD 27-Jul-2005
The parties had engaged in a bitter 95 day trial in which allegations of forgery, theft, false accounting, blackmail and arson. A company owning patents and other rights had become insolvent, and the real concern was the destination and ownership of . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.230353
