The court considered an application for an order that the other party identify third party wrong-doers.
Citations:
[1972] 1 All ER 972
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from (revresed) – Norwich Pharmacal Co and others v Customs and Excise Commissioners CA 2-Jan-1972
The plaintiffs sought discovery of the names of patent infringers from the defendant third party, submitting that by analogy with trade mark and passing-off cases, the Customs could be ordered to give discovery of the names.
Held: Buckley LJ . .
At First Instance – Norwich Pharmacal Co and others v Customs and Excise Commissioners HL 26-Jun-1973
Innocent third Party May still have duty to assist
The plaintiffs sought discovery from the defendants of documents received by them innocently in the exercise of their statutory functions. They sought to identify people who had been importing drugs unlawfully manufactured in breach of their . .
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Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.239095