DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1970

REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK AND OTHER CASES Editor PETER HAYWARD Barrister-at-Law, Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford Assistant Editor (Administration of Reporting) MICHAEL FYSH Barrister-at-Law [1970] R.P.C. TOGETHER WITH A DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1970 LONDON PUBLISHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25 SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TABLE OF CASES iii DEFENDANTS IN ACTIONS vii TRADE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES ... viii CASES NOTED IN JUDGMENTS ix TABLE OF STATUTES AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS INDEX: DIGEST: PATENT CASES xix XXI DESIGN AND COPYRIGHT CASES xxvi TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES xxvii PATENT CASES xxxi DESIGN AND COPYRIGHT CASES lxiv TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES lxvii The majority of the judgments in this volume are taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. Marten, Meredith & 00. The English cases are reported by J. G. Drysdale, R. M. Fysh, R. Jacob, H. Laddie, R. A. Lunzer, J. A. Stephens-Ofner, A. Wilson and other members of the Bar. ERRATA Page 55, 'line 35, delete "58", insert "68". Page 103, line 30, delete "this", insert "his". Page 106, lines 1 and 2, delete "Wilson, Gunn & Ellis", insert "Eric Potter & Clarkson" . Page 181, line 11, delete "1935", insert "1936". Page 244, line 12, delete HR. G. C. Jenkins & Co.", insert "Blackburn Pollett & Reid". Page 572, line 32, insert "323 at" before "352". Page 597, line 16, delete "(1)". Page 597, line 26, delete "1,198,798", insert "1,198,796". NOTE Page 524-This page was inadvertently left blank. No matter was excluded and the report runs directly from page 523 to 525. I'll [1970] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED CASES REPORTED * Denotes a Patent Matter t Denotes a Design Matter PAGE * AL-FIN CORPORATION'S PATENT (EXTENSIONCh.D.) ... * AL-FIN CORPORATION'S PATENT (EXTENSION PRELIMINARY POINT 70 49 Ch.D.) * AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (DANN'S) PATENT (INSUFFICIENCY Ch.D.) 306 t AMP INCORPORATED v. UTILUX PIT. LIMITED (DESIGN INFRINGEMENT 397 Ch.D. AND C.A.) * ANCAR A.G.'s ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) ... 113 "AUTOANALYZER" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION B.o.T.) 201 * BAOOER Co. INC.'S ApPLICATION CMANNER OF MANUFACfURE P.A.T.) 36 BALI BRASSIERE Co. INC.-BERLEI (U.K.) LTD. V. (STAY OF PROCEEDINGS Ch.D.) 469 BANBURY BUILDINGS LIMITED V. SECTIONAL CoNCRETE BUILDINGS LIMITED (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) ... 463 BECKETT V. KINGSTON BROS. DESCRIPTION Q.B.D.) ... 135 (BUTCHERS) LTD. (FALSE TRADE BERLEI (U.K.) LIMITED V. BALI BRASSIERE CoMPANY INCORPORATED 469 (STAY OF PROCEEDINGS 'Ch.D.) ... * BIOREX LABORATORIES LTD.-OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORPORATION V. (PATENT INFRINGEMENT Oh.,D.) * CAMPEX RESEARCH AND (CERTIORARI Q.B.D.) TRADING CoRPORATION'S 157 ApPLICATION 282 CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG'S TRADE MARK (NON-USER, AUSTRALIA) 139 CAVENDISH HOUSE (CHELTENHAM) LTD. V. CAVENDISH-WOODHOUSE LTD. (PASSING OFF C.A.) 234 CAVENDISH-WOODHOUSE LTD.--CAVENDISH LTD. V. (PASSING OFF C.A.) ... 234 HOUSE (CHELTENHAM) * CHEVRON RESEARCH COMPANY'S PATENT (AMENDMENT P.A.T.) 580 iv REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES [1970] CASES REPORTED PAGE * CoIN SALES CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (PRIOR PUBLICATION P.A.T.) 260 CORAL INDEX LIMITED V. REGENT INDEX LIMITED AND ANOTHER (TRADE SECRET; COPYRIGHT; PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 147 "DIEHL" TRADE MARK (RECTIFICATION Ch.D.) 435 * E',ASTMAN KODAK CoMPANY'S ApPLICATION (INSUFFICIENCY P.A.T.)... 548 EFFLUENT DISPOSAL LTD. V. MIDLANDS EFFLUENT DISPOSAL LTD. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 238 ELLIOTT MACHINE TOOLS LTD.'S ApPLICATION (REGISTRATION B.o.T.) 79 * E.M.I. CCLARKE'S) ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS C.G.) ... * ETHYL CORPORATION (COOK'S) PATENT (PRIOR CLAIMING P.A.T.) * FORD MOTOR CoMPANY (STROSBERG'S) PATENT (SECTION 9 REFERENCE 227 74 P.A.T.) * FORMULAST CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (OBTAINING P.A.T.) 243 339 GE TRADE ,MARK (RECTIFICATION C.A.) * GEVERS' ApPLICATION (MANNER OF MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) * G.K.N. SOMERSET WIRE LTD.'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) * GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER iCoMPANY (RINEHART'S) ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) 5 ... HARRISON (F.e.) LTD.-I.M.I. DEVELOPMENTS LTD. V. (INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT Ch.!D.) ... * HAY'S ApPLICATION (SECTION 9 REFERENCE C.G.) 91 523 127 299 14 I.M.I. DEVELOPMENTS LTD. V. F. C. HARRISON LTD. (INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT Ch.D.) ... 299 * IMPERIAL 'CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) 515 INDUSTRIAL FURNACES LTD. V. REAVES (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; COPYRIGHT; PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 605 * INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (INSUFFICIENCY P.A.T.) KINGSTON BROS. (BUTCHERS) DESCRIPTION Q.B.D.) ... 533 LTD. - BECKETT V. (FALSE TRADE 135 * LAGUERRE'S PATENT (PRIOR USER P.A.T.) 587 LLOYD-JACOB, J. TRIBUTE TO THE LATE... 27 v [1970] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED PAGE * L'OREAL'S ApPLICATION (MANNER OF NEW MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) ... * METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD AND TATTERSALL'S PATENT (EXTENSION 30 Ch.D.) MIDLANDS EFFLUENT DISPOSAL LTDo--"-EFFLUENT DISPOSAL LTD. V. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) ... * MONO CONTAINERS LTD.'S ApPLICATION (PRIORITY DATE P.A.T.) * NESTLE'S PRODUCTS LTD'S. ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) * OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORPORATION V. BIOREX LABORATORIES LTD. (PATENT INFRINGEMENT Ch.D.) ... * ORGANON LABORATORIES LTD.'S ApPLICATION (MANNER OF NEW MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) .... OST (HENRY) & Co. (DISCOVERY Ch.!D.) 565 LTD. - OST (HENRY) & CO. LTD. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) WALKER (JOHN) & SONS LTD. 238 217 84 157 574 V. 151 WALKER (JOHN) & SONS LTD. V. * PAGE'S ApPLICATION (OBTAINING C.'G.) ... * PALMER'S ApPLICATION (MANNER OF MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) ... * PHILIPS ELECTRICAL LTD.'S PATENT (EXTENSION ICh.D.) * PHILIPS ELECTRICAL LIMITED'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) ... * PLASTICS S.A.'s PATENT (AMENDMENT C.G.) ... * PRACTICE DIRECTION (ESTIMATED LENGTH OF HEARING P.A.T.) 489 1 597 270 481 22 101 REAVES-INDUSTRIAL FURNACES LTD. V. (CoNFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; COPYRIGHT; PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 605 REGENT INDEX LTD. AND ANOTHER-,CORAL INDEX LTD. V. (TRADE SECRET; COPYRIGHT; PASSING OFF 'Ch.D.) 147 * ROHM & HAAS COMPANY'S ApPLICATION (PRACTICE P.A.T.) ... SECTIONAL CONCRETE BUILDINGS LTD.~BANBURY BUILDINGS LTD. V. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) ... * SEILLER'S ApPLICATION (PRIOR USE; OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) ... * SINGER-CoBBLE LTD. AND CARD'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) * SoCIETE n'ELECTRO-CHIMIE'S ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) 545 463 103 287 331 vi REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES [1970] CASES REPORTED PAGE "SUNLINE" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION B.o.T.) * SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS INC.'S ApPLICATION (CONVENTION PRIORITY P.A.T.) "TARZAN" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION Ch.D.) * C. F. TAYLOR (ELECTRONICS) LIMITED'S PATENT (PRACTICE P.A.T.) TREBOR SHARPS LIMITED'S ApPLICATION (REGISTRATION B.o.T.) 207 221 450 108 212 t UTILUX PTY. LTD.-AMP INCORPORATED v. (DESIGN INFRINGEMENT Ch.D. AND 'C.A.) 397 WALKE (...truncated)