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Orr Ewing v Registrar of Trade Marks: HL 1879

In respect of trade marks which were in use before the 1875 Act but in respect of which registration had been refused, the common law action for infringement of the unregistered mark continued: ‘if the proprietor of a trade mark in use before the passing of the principal Act has been refused registration, he may, notwithstanding such refusal, institute proceedings either for prevention of or damages for the infringement of such trade mark . .’

Judges:

Lord Blackburn

Citations:

(1879) 4 App Cas 479

Statutes:

Trade Marks Registration Act 1875

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedInter Lotto (UK) Limited v Camelot Group Plc ChD 6-Jun-2003
The claimant asserted that the defendant had infringed its goodwill in the name ‘Hot Picks’ the defendant argued that it was licensed to use the mark by the person who applied for its registration as a trade mark, and that the claim in passing off . .
CitedBritish Telecommunications Plc; Virgin Enterprises Ltd; J Sainsbury Plc; Marks and Spencer Plc and Ladbroke Group Plc v One In a Million Ltd and others CA 23-Jul-1998
Registration of a distinctive Internet domain name using registered trade marks and company names could be an infringement of a registered Trade Mark, and also passing off. It was proper to grant quia timet injunctions where necessary to stop . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Intellectual Property

Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.183306

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