DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1957

REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK, AND OTHER CASES (PUBLISHED UNDER SECTION 94(2) OF THE PATENTS ACT. 1949) EDITOR HON. H. FLETCHER MOULTON, B .A., BARRISTER-AT-LAW [1957] n.r.c TOGETHER WITH A DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1957 LONDON 'PRINTED BY HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE PRESS PUBLISHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2 1958 ii REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK. CASES. [1957.] NOTICE The Patent Office does not guarantee the accuracy of its publications or undertake any responsibility for errors or omissions or their consequences. NOTICE The English cases in this. volume have been reported by Mr. T. A. BLANCO WHITE, Barrister-at-Law, the judgments being taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. Marten Meredith & Co. The Scottish 'cases have been reported by Mr. J. F. IO'BRIEN, Advocate. NOTANDA In the following cases appeals against judgme-nts reported in [1956] R.P.C. have been dismissed. AlB ASTRA v. PHARMACEUTICAL MFG'. COY. [1956] R.P.C. 265. See p. 16 post.t ADREMA WERKEMASCHINENBAU G.M.B.R. v. CuSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY AND ANOTHER [1956] R.P.C. 301. See p. 49 post," CHUDZIK~OWSKI v. SoWAK [1956] R.P.C. 332 (Cross Appeal allowed). See p. 111 post. NICROTHERM LD. v. PERCY & OTHERS [1956] R.P.C. 272. See p. 207 post. ROSEDALE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS v. ~~~IRFIX PRODUCTS LD. [1956] R.P.C. 360. See p. 239 post. The appeal in the case of MULTIFORM DISPLAYS LD. v. WHITMARLEY DISPLAYS LD. [1956] R.P.C. 338 was allowed by the House of Lords. See p. 260 post. In the report of the case of ENGLISH ROSE LD. v. DAINTIFYT BRASSIERE C'Oy. LD. [1957] R.P.C.335 the word "Cellophane" appears in several places. British Cellophane Ld. wish to draw attention to the fact that this word is not descriptive of a substance, but is their Registered Trade Mark. *Leave to appeal to House of Lords gran.ed. tLeove to appeal to House of Lords refused, iii [1957.] REPORTS OF ~ATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. CASES REPORTED CASES REPORTED * Denotes a Patent Matter. t Denotes a Design Matter. PAGE * A. B. A. SPECIALTIES COY. INC.'S ApPLICATION (EXTENSION) 203 *A. B. ASTRA v. PHARMACEUTICAL :MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND ANOTHER ... ADREMA WERKE MASCHINENBAU G.M.R.H. PROPERTY AND ANOTHER 16 v. CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY 49 331 ALEXANDER (C.) & ,COY. v. D'EVON C'OLD WAVE COY. . . . No. 1 120 ALLGEMEINE ELEKTRICITAT'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) No.2 127 167 ALLGEMEINE ELEKTRICITAT'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) *ANEMOSTAT (SCOTLAND) Ln. *ANTIFERENCE LD. v. MICHAELIS v. TELERECTION INSTALLATIONS (BRISTOL) LD. v. SCOTTISH T'ELEVISION LD. 31 BRESTIAN v. TRY 409, 437 148 459 183 447 BRITTAIN PuBLISHING COY. (L'ONDON) LD. AND ANOTHER v. TRADE & COMMERCIAL PRESS Ln. 134, 271 ASSOCIATED REnIFFUSION *BARNETT'S ApPLICATION (PATENT) BAUME & COY. v. MOORE (A. H.) LD. BRAVINGTONS LD. . .. v. BARRINGTON TENNANT 'BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL PR'OPRIETARIES LD. v. SELCOL PRODUCTS LD. 3 455 CHAPPlE LD.'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) 416 *tCHELTON (POPPITS) LD. v. GOLDSTON (A.) LD.... *CHILOWSKI'S ApPLICATION (AMENDMENT) 42 tCHUDZIKOWSKI v. SOWAK ... 111 313 :COCA COLA COY. v. HIGHLANDE ... 25 COLGATE PALMOLIVE 'COMPANY'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) *COMPANIA URUGUAYA &C. PETITION. SEE HENRIKSEN'S PATENT 283 (REVOCATION) 449 177 307 369 267' 335 *DALRYMPLE'S ApPLICATION (J.) & SONS LD.'s APPLICATION (TRADE 'MARK) DRIVE YOURSELF HIRE CbY. (LONDON) LD. v. PARISH ... DARNELL ELECTRIX LD.'s ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) ... *ELTON AND LEDA CHEMICAL Ln.'s ApPLICATION (PATENT) ENGLISH ROSE LD. v. DAINTYFIT BRASSIERE LD. FORTUNA-WERKE . SPEZIALMASCHINENFABRIK (TRADE MARK) (85955) A.G.'s ApPLICATION 84 A2 iv [1957.] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE ¥ARK CASES. CASES REPORTEI) GENERAL RADIO COMPANY v. GENERAL RADIO (~OMPANY (MANCHESTER) LD. • *GIBBONS (J.) LD.'S ApPLICATION (REVOCATIC.N) *GIBBONS (J.) LD.'S ApPLICATION (AMENDMENT) *GOLDHAFT'S ApPLICATION (PATENT) GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COY'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) HAIG (JOHN) LO. V. HAIG (D. D. J.) LD.... ,HAWKINS & TIPSON LD. V. FLUDE'S 'CARPETS LD. AND ANOTHER *HENRIKSEN'S PATENT (REVOCATION) HOLT & COY. (LEEDS) LD.'S ApPLICATION (TRADE IMARK) ... IDEAL GENERAL SUPPLY ,COY v. EDELSON *IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LD.'S ApPLICATION (PATENT) KORE'S MFG. ,C:OY. LD. v. KaLaK MFG. COY. LD. ·Koyo SEIKO &c.'s ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) PAGE 471 155 158 276 173 381 8 283 289 252 12 431 297 1 *LICENTIA PATENT VERWALTUNG G.M.B.H.'s ApPLICATION (PATENT) LIFEGUARD MILK PRODUCTS PROPRIETARY LD.'S ApPLICATION (T'RADE MARK *MULTIFORM DISPLAYS LD. V. WHITMARLEY DISPLAYS LD. *NATIONAL RESEARCH (AMENDMENT) DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S ... 79 137, 260, 401 ApPLICATION (T.) A.G. v. BOWMAN (LONDON) Ln. AND OTI-IERS 344 207 36 282, 388 PAN BOOKS LD. V. WORD DISTRIBUTORS (MANCIIESTER) LD. 366 NICHROTHERM ELECTRICAL COY. LD. AND OTHERS v. PERCY tNUTBROWN (T. A.) LD. v. TAYLOR LAW & COY. LD. OERTLI ... v. DALTON ... PEARL COOPER LD. v. RICHMOND HILL PRESS LD.... PaRTWAY PRESS v. HAGUE 199 P.C. PRODUCTS LD. *R. V. ·PATENT ApPEAL TRIBUNAL (Ex PARTE BALDWIN & FRANCIS LD.) v. LAFFERTYS LD. .... RICHFIELD (THOMAS) & SONS LD. V. SPEEDY (~ABLES LD. tROSEDALEAsSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS LD. v. AIRFIX PRODUCTS LD. REYNOLDS *SALOPIAN ENGINEERS LD.'S ApPLICATION (RESTORATION) SHOWERINGS LD. V.MECCA Ln. . .. 363 426 465 311 47 239 351 217 *SLEGTEN'S ApPLICATION (PATENT) 419 *STANDARD MOTOR COY.'s PATENT (REVOCATION) 326 439 v. STEVENS TAVENER RUTLEDGE Ln. v. SPECTERS LD. TWENTIETH C'ENTURY Fox FILM CORPORATION STEINER PRODUCTS Ln. DISTRIBUTORS LD. 498 V. GALA FILM 105 v [1957.] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. CASES REPORTED *VAISEY AND OTHERS V. TODDLERS FOOTWEAR VANDERVELL PRODUCTS LD. (1954) LD. v. IMcLEOD ,WACKER-CHEMIE G.M.B.R.'s ApPLICATION (TRADEMARK) *WELWYN ELECTRICAL LABORATORIES' ApPLICATION (PATENT) *WHITE'S PATENT (REVOCATION) ... WHITE V.GLOVE (INDUSTRIAL) MFG. COY. LD.. .. WILTS UNITED DAIRIES LD. v. ROBINSON (T.) SONS & COY. LD. PAGE 90 60, 185 278 143 405 583 220 vi REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES. [1957.] LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN CASES' LIST OF DEFENDANTS' l'fAMES IN CASES PAGE ADMINISTRATOR OF GERMAN PROPERTy-ADREMA WERKE G.M.B.H. v. ... AIRFIX PRODUCTS-RoSEDALE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS LD. V. BARRINGTON T'ENNANT-BRAVINGTONS Ln. v. BOWMAN & iCOY. (LONDON) !LD.-OERTLI (T.) .f\..G. v. ... CUSTODIAN 'OF ENEMY PROPERTy-ADREMA WERKE G.M.B.H. v. v. DAINTIFYT BRASSIERE iCOY.-ENGLISH ROSE L]). DALTON-P.'C. PRODUCTS v.... DEVON COLD WAVE~ALEXANDE~ & ,COY. V. EDELSON-IDEAL GENERAL SUPPLIES COY. v. FLUDE'S CARPETS-HAWKINS & T'IPSON v. ... 49 239 183 282, 338 49 335 199 331 252 8 GALA FILM DISTRIBUTORS-TwENTIETH CENTURY TION v. Fox FILM CORPORA- 105 471 583 LD.GLOVE (INDUSTRIAL) MFG. COy.-WHITE v. GOLSTON (A.) Ln.-CHELTONPOPPETS LD. v. HAGUE-PORTWAY PRESS v. ... HAIG (JOHN D,. D.) LD.-HAIG (...truncated)