Watson Laidlaw and Co Ltd v Pott Cassels and Williamson: HL 6 Feb 1914

‘The patentee must prove the loss that he has sustained by unlawful sales, as the natural and direct consequence of the wrong done to him, and the Judge has to determine whether such loss has been proved’- per Lord Kinnear.
Amount of damages awarded by the Second Division of the Court of Session for infringement of a patent sustained (Lord Halsbury dissenting).

Judges:

Earl of Halsbury, Lord Kinnear, Lord Atkinson, and Lord Shaw

Citations:

[1914] UKHL 238, [1914] SC (HL) 18, 51 SLR 238

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Intellectual Property

Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.620708