DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1928
REPORTS
OF
PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK, AND
OTHER CASES.
(Published under Section 46 0/ the Patents and Designs Act, 1907.)
EDITOR: FRANK G. UNDERHAY, M.A., BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
VOL. XLV.
TOGETHER WITH A
DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1928.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY Ol<'FWE PRESS,
PUBLISHED AT THE .PATENT OFFICE, 25, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2.
1929.
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NOTICm-ERRATA.
Note.-The Patent Office does not guarantee the accuracy 01 its publications, or
undertake any responsibility lor errors or omissions or their consequences.
NOTICE.
The London cases in this volume were (with a few exceptions) reported by
J. F. McARTHUR, G. P. LANGWORTHY, J. H. EVANS-JACKSON, K. R. A. HART, and
J. H., 'F~cKuP;'Barristers-at-Law ; the Reporter for cases in the Palatine Court
is H. S. BARKER, Barrister-at-Law; and the Reporter for Scotch cases is
J. G. ~q~~TY~E, Advocate.
The Judgments are taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. MARTEN,
MEREDITH & CO.
ERRATA .
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Vol. 44. page 233, line 36.
For" if I did" read "if I did not."
Page 9, line 18. For" National Colour" read" Natural Colour."
Page 35, line 43. For" application" read" opposition."
Page 36, line 14. For" Paige" read" Page."
Page 96, line 34. For" 30 R.P.C. 405" read" 30 R.P.C. 465 "
Page 105, line 6. After" Russell and Mylne " add" 166n."
Page 126, line 10. For" Humphreys" read" Humphries."
Page 219, line 15. For" 1916" read" 1928."
Page 260, footnote. For" 277048 " read" 277043."
Page 270, lines 17 & 18. For" United Shoe Machinery Co., Ltd." read
" British United Shoe Machinery Co., Ltd."
Page 377, line 49. For" National" read" Natural."
Page 419, line 44. For "(1898)R.P.C." read "(1891) 8 R.P.C."
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REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES.
CASES REPORTED.
CASES REPORTED.
* Denotes a Patent Case.
t Denotes a Design Case.
PAG.
11' ADELMANN
AND HAM BOILER CORPORATION V. LLANRWST FOUNDRY
COMPANY
413
1I'BATES AND THE BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY Co., LD., AND
BATES, RICHARDS AND THE BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
CO., LD.-IN THE MATTER OF THE PATENTS OF
270
-BEARD AND SCOTr'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
HI
•••
BEINOORFF (TRADING AS GUNTHER WAGNER) V. F. CHAMBERS AND
...
CO. LD. ...
·BOUYER'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
-BRITISH 'I'HoMSON-HoUSTON CO. LD. V. METROPOLITAN-VICKERS
ELECTRICAL CO., L D . ·
·BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON
& COMPANY LD.
"'BRITISH UNITED SHOE
MACHINERY CO., LD....
COMPANY
MACHINERY
LD.
CO.,
v.
LD. V.
PHILIP
HENRY
GIMSON
CARLESS,
UNIVERSITY PRESS V. UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL PRESS
CAPEL
&
LEONARD
F.
V.
"'CARPMAEL'S ApPLICATION FOR A
PILMORE-BEDFORD
&
1
218
SHOE
. •. 85,290
BUCHANAN (JOHN AND JAMES) LD. V. THE COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF
PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS AND THE LORD ADVOCATE
CAMBRIDGE
122
268
SONS
PATE\T-IN THE MATTER OF
FABRIK AUF ACTIEN (VORM. E. SCHERING)-IN THE
MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION FOR A PATENT BY
"*CH~jMISCHE
COCA COLA COMPANY V. DUCKWORTH & CO.
.cRANBUX LD.- IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY, AND LINGNERWERKE AKTIE:>iGESELLSCHAFT-!N THE MATTER OF THE TRADE
MARKS OF
315
335
205
411
403
225
281
105,397
DUCKER'S TRADE MARK-IN THE MATTER OF
FAN~'OLO, Lo.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY, TO REGISTER
A TRADE MARK
•••
.,.
...
.•.
..•
•••
...
199, 325
FORTH AND CLYDE AND SUNNYSIDE IRON COMPANIES LD. v. WILLIAM
S U(,G & CO. LD.
382
tGAME BALLS COMPANY LO.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY,
FOR TRill REGISTRATION OF A DESIGN (No. 728,543)
"'HANKS v. COOMBES
.(l8223
!:!6
237
...
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-HOGG AND CARR'S PATENTS-IN THE MATTER OF
67
tHOGG'S DESIGN-IN THE MATTER OF
tJONER
&
ATTWOOD LD.
KEYSTONE KNITTING
MARK •..
v. NATIONAL
MILLS
LD.-IN
RADIATOR
COMPANY
LD.
71
THE MATTER OF A TRADE
193, 421
442
-KOERNER'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF...
LEEDHAM & HEATON LD.-IN THE MATTER OF ApPLICATIONS BY,
TO RI£GISTER TRADE M A R K S ·
·RENE CLAVEL-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION FORA PA'I1ilNT BY
229
48
258
324
432
222
·ROSE STREET FOUNDRY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LD. v. INDIA
RUBBER GUTTA PERCHA AND TELEGRAPH WORKS COMPANY LD.
371
#LOWNDES PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF .. ,
·LUNA
ADVERTISING
COMPANY
LD.
v.
BURNHUI
&
COMPANY
RA WLINSON'S ApPLICATION FOR A TRADE MARK-IN THE MATTER OF
REDDAWAY (F) & Co. LD. v. HARTLEY
61
·SALLES' ApPLICATION-IN THE MATTER OF, FOR A PATENT,...
153
·SHARP & DOHME INC. V. BOOTS PURE DRUG COMPANY LD.
·SIMON-CARVES LIMITED AND ARTHUR ROBINSON-IN THE MATTER
OF AN ApPLICATION FOR A PATENT BY..
SMITH'S POTATO CRISPS LD. v. PAIGE'S POTATO CRISPS LD.
SOCIETE FRANCAISE RADIO-ELECTRIQUE V. WEST CENTRAL WIRELESS
SUPPLIES
STONE (J. B.) & CO. LD.
v.
STEEL ACE
MANUFACTURING
CO.
LD.
THOMPSON v. BETTINGER
WAKEFIELD (C. C.) & CO. LD. V. BOARD (TRADING AS J. P. BOARD & CO.).
COMPANY LD.-IN
276
127
438
309 .
THOMPSON V. JEFFERSON
·WESTERN ELECTRIC
PATENTS OF
407
36,132
THE
MATTER
OF
THE
261
#WHITE AND GRAY'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
117
119
#WRIGHT (JOHN) AND EAGLE RANGE LD. v. GENERAL GAS ApPLIANCES
LD.
346
OFFICIAL RULINGS (1928) A, B & C.
ApP. i, iv, vi.
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REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES.
LIST OF DKBENDANTS IN CASES.
LIST OF DEFENDANTS IN CASES.
& THOMPSON v....
BOARD (trading as J. P. BOARD & OO.)-·IVAKEFIELD (0. 0.) & 00. LD. v....
BETTINGER
PAGE.
421
268
BOOTS PURE DRUG Co. LTD.-SHARP &; DOHME INC. V. ...
153
& CO.-LUNA ADVERTISING 00. LD. v....
CHAMBERS (F.) & Co. LTD.-BEINDORFF (trad.ing as GUNTHER WAGNER) v.
COMPTRoLLER-GENERAL OF PATENTS DESIGNS & TRADE MARKS &
THE
LORD ADVOCATE-BuCHANAN (JOHN & JAMES) LD. v.
COOMBES-HANKES v. ...
DUCKWORTH & OO.-OOCA COLA OOMPANY v.
GENERAL GAS ApPLIANCES LD.-WRIGHT (JOHN) & EAGLE RANGE LD. v.
258
BURNHAM
GIMSON SHOE MACHINERY
00. LD. V....
HARTLEY-F. REDDAWAY
122
315
237
225
346
00. LD.-BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
... 85,290
& VI.1. LD. v.
432
HENRY (PHILIP) & 00. LD.-BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON 00. LD. v.
218
INDIA RUBBER GUTTA PERCHA & TELEGRAPH WORKS CO. LD.-RoSE STREET
FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING 00. LD. v. ...
371
JEFFERSON-THOMPSON V.
LLANRWST FOUNDRY CO.-ADELMANN
& HAM BOILER OORPORATION v.
413
METROPOLITAN-VICKERS ELECTRICAL CO. LD.-BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON
00. LD. v. ...
NATIONAL RADIATOR CO. LTD.-JONES
& ATTWOOD LD. V.
PAIGE'S POTATO CRISPS LD.-SMITH'S POTATO ORISPS LD.
PILMORE-BEDFORD (E.) & SONS-CARLESS OAPEL
V.
. .. 36,132
& LEONARD V.
& 00. LD. v.
205
127
STEELACE MANUFACTURING CO. LD.-STONE (J. B.)
SUGG(WILLIAM) & 00.
COMPANIES LTD. V.
LTD.-FORTH
&
OLYDE
&
1
71
SUNNYSIDE
IRON
382
UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL PRESS-CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ~J.
355
WEST CENTRAL WIRELESS SUPPLIES-SOCIETE FRANCAISE RADIO ELECTRIQUE v.
276
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