DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1934

REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK., AND OTHER CASES (Published under Section 46 of the Patents and Designs Acts, 1907-32), EDITOR: FRANK G. UNDERHAY, M.A., BARRISTER-AT-LAW VOL. LI TOGETHER WITH A DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1934 LONDON: PRINTED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE PRESS PUIlLIHHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2 1935 ii REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. [Vol. LI. NOTICE-ERRA;l'A. Note.-The Patent Office does not guarantee the accuracy of its publications, or undertake any responsibility for errors or omissions Cir their consequences. NOTICE. The London cases in this volume were (with a few exceptions) reported by P. S. BEVAN, D. O. BAKER, R. A. B. SHAW, H. J. W. BLISS, J. ROSCOE, and A. W. BOWYER, Barristers-at·Law ; the Reporter for cases in the Palatine Oourt H. S. BARKER, Barrister-at-Law; and the Reporter for Scotch cases is A. E. OONSIDINE, Advocate. IS The Judgments are taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. MARTEN, MEREDITH & 00. ERRATA. Page 133, footnote.* For" 1 0 7" read" 1 Oh.". Page 177, line 5. Delete" R.S.O. Order Lll1A, Rule 21A". Page 334, line 4. For" 287,558**" read" 287,958**". Page 341, line 5. For" cost" read" costs ". iii Vol. LI.J REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TR,ADE MARK CASES. CASES REPORTED. CASES REPORTED. * Denotes a Patent Case. t Denotes a Design Case. PAGE. *ANDREAS-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-FOR LETTERS PATENT No. 360,547 188 *BAKER-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-FOR LETTERS PATENT No. 373,702 BALE AND CHURCH LD. V. SUTTON PARSONS & SUTTON AND ASTRAH PRODUCTS *BLOOM V. SHULMAN 145 129 308 *BRITISH CELANESE, LD., AND OTHERS-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION FOR A PATENT BY 192 *BRITISH HARTFORD-FAIRMONT (KNOTTING LEY) LD. 254 SYNDICATE LD. V. JACKSON BROS. *BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CO., LD. V. M. ISAACSON AND A. T. RALPHS (NORWICH), LD. 289 *BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CO., LD. AND UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION v. HOLDFAST BOOTS LD., AND OTHERS 489 *CATHRO-IN THE MATTER OF ApPLICATIONS BY-FOR COMPULSORY LICENCES IN RESPECT OF LETTERS PATENT 75, *CLAUS-IN THE MATTER OF ApPLICATIONS FOR A PATENT By... 475 383 CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (COMMONLY KNOWN AS 'THE ALBERT HALL) v. ALBERT EDWARD HALL ... ... ... ..• 398 *CROWTHER-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION FOR A PATENT BY- No. 373,942 CRYSTALATE GRAMOPHONE RECORD MANUFACTURING CO., LD. CRYSTALITE CO., LD. v. BRITISH DANISH BACON CO., LD.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK *DICKER-IN THE (No. 390,278) MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-FOR A PATENT *DRAKE-IN THE MATTER OF THE PATENT OF DUNHILL, ALFRED, LD. V. GRIFFITHS BROS. 72 315 148 392 323 93 *EGG FILLERS AND CONTAINERS (AUST) PROPRIETARY LIMITED V. HOLEDTITE PACKING CORPORATION AND PACKING PRODUCTS CORPORATION 9 EVANS SONS LESCHER AND WEBB, LD.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK 423 27187 A 2 iv [Vol. LI. REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. CASES REPORTED. PAGE. *GIBSON V. A. C. COSSOR LD. 375 GLENFORRES GLENLIVET DISTILLERY CO., LD (TRADING ALSO AS WILLIAM WHITELEY & CO.)-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK 325 GLOY AND EMPIRE ADHESIVES LD.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BYTO REGISTER A TRADE MARK 63 278 98, 264 *HARDAKER V. BOUCHER & CO., LD. HARRIS, C. & T. (CALNE) LD. V. F. S. E. HARRIS *I.G. FARBENINDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY FOR A PATENT-IN THE 196 *I.G. FARBENINDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT-ApPLICATION OF-FOR REVOCATION OF LETTERS PATENT No. 361,917 GRANTED TO IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LD AND OTHERS 53 IRVING'S YEAST-VITE LD. V. F. A. HORSENAIL (TRADING AS THE HERBAL DISPENSARY) 110 LESQUENDIEU, J.-IN THE MATTER OF THE TRADE MARKS OF 273 *LIGHTNING FASTENER CO., LD. V. COLONIAL FASTENER CO., LD. AND G. E. PRENTICE MFG. CO., LD. *MACILWAINE'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF ... tMARSDEN MANUFACTURING CO. LD.l1. THE VONO COMPANY AND IN THE MATTER OF REGISTERED DESIGN No. 744,647 OF THE MARSDEN MANUFACTURING CO., LD. 349 415 282 *McKECHNIE BROS. LD.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY-FOR A COMPULSORY LICENCE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN LETTERS PATENT ... 441,461 *METALLGESELLSCHAFT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT-IN ApPLICATION BY-rOR A PATENT (No. 359,868) THE MATTER OF AN *MITCHELL V. WEST'S GAS IMPROVEMENT CO., LD. 368 177 MORRIS AND JONES LIMITED-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BYFOR THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK 199 *MULLARD RADIO VALVE COMPANY LIMITED V. PHII,CO RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED AND OTHERS 333 *MUUARD RADIO VALVE COMPANY LD. V. ROTHERMEL CORPORATION LD.... 1 *OCHSNER-IN THE MATTER OF LETTERS PATEN'!' (No. 120,941) GRANTED TO 4 ... App. i OFFICIAL RULING PAQUIN LD. V. JOHN BARKER & CO., LD. RADIO RENTALS LD. V. RENTALS LD. tRADNALL-IN THE MATTER OF THE REGISTERED DESIGN (No. 778,735) OF *REPLOGLE-IN THE MATTER OF LETTERS PATENT (No. 139,892) GRANTED TO 431 407 164 267 *RICARDO AND RICARDO & CO., ENGINEERS (1927), LTD. V. ROOTES LIMITED AND HILLMAN MOTOR CAR COMPANY LTD. ... 35,92 *ROWLAND EDWARDS AND CO., LD. V. THREE STAR ACCUMULATORS, LD. 23, 370 v Vol. L1.J REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. CASES REPORTED. PAGE. ROYAL WARRANT HOLDERS' ASSOCIATION ·v. LIPMAN AND ANOTHER... SMITH BARTLET AND CO. v. THE BRITISH PURE OIL GREASE AND CARBIDE CO., LD. *SOLOMON DOCTORS v. 1. WARSHAWER & SON, LD. SOMERLITE LD. v. BROWN AND IN THE MATTER OF SOMERLITE LD'S. TRADE MARK (No. 520,004) 155 157 385 *THOMSON'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF 205 241 *T0ll1LIN v. ACME ENGINEERING CO., LD. 117 *TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION AND TRICO-FoLBERTH LD. V. ROMAC MOTOR ACCESSORIES, LD. 90 UNITED KINGDOM TOBACCO DISTRIBUTORS LD. CO. (1929), LD. WAKEFIELD, C. C. & CO., LD. V. PURSER *WOODROW v. I~ONG HUMPHREYS & CO., LD. *WYLIE'S LETTERS PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF v. MALAYAN TOBACCO 11 167 25 377 LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN CASES. VI REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. [Vol. LI. LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN CASES PAGE. ACME ENGINEERING CO.-TOMLIN v. 117 431 278 BARKER (JOHN) & CO., LD-PAQUIN LD. v. BOUCHER & CO., LTD.-HARDAKER V. ... BRITISH CRYSTALITE CO., I,D.-CRYSTALATE GRAMOPHONE RECORD MANUFACTURING CO., LD. V. ... BRITISH PURE OIL GREASE & CARBIDE CO., LD.-SMITH BARTLET & CO. v. 31[} 1[}7 BROWN-SOMERLITE LD. v. 20[} COLONIAL FASTENER CO., LD.-LIGHTNING FASTENER CO., LD. V 349 COSSOR LD., A. C.-GIBSON V. ... 37[} GRIFFITHS BROS.-ALFRED DUNHILL LD. V. 93· ... HALL (ALBERT EDWARD)-CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS & SCIENCES (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ALBERT HALL) v. 398 98, 264 HARRIS (F. S. E.)-C. & T. HARRIS (CALNE) LD. V. ... & HOLDFAST BOOTS LD.-BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CO., LD. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION V. ... HOLED-TITE PACKING CORPORATION & PACKING PRODUCTS CORPORATIONEGG FILLERS & CONTAINERS (AUST) PR (...truncated)