DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1969

REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK AND OTHER CASES EDITOR RAPH LUNZER, BARRISTER-AT-LAW [1969] R.P.C. TOGETHER WITH A DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1%9 LONDON PUBLISHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25 SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2 TABLE OF CO:NTENTS PAGE TABLE OF CASES ... 1U DEFENDANTS IN ACTIONS Vll TRADE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES vii CASES NOTED lN JUDGMENTS ... ix xxii TABLE OF STATUTES AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ... INDEX: DIGEST: PATENT CASES XJCiii TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES ... xxix PATENT CASES xxxv TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES ... lxi The judgments in this volume are taken from the ~horthand notes of Messrs. Marten, Meredith & Co. The English cases are reported by Miss K. N. Busfield, F. H. Cowper, M. Crane, F. G. Guttman, R. Jacob, J. Jeffs and M. Mosley. The digest was prepared by Mrs. A. R. Lyons. ERRATA Page 218 et seq, for "High Court of New South Wales" read "Supreme Court of New South Wales". Page 582, line 32, delete "Douglas Falconer, a.c.". a.c." insert "Geoffrey Everington, iii [1969] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED CASES REPORTED * * Denotes a Patent Matter PAGE ATLAS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC.'S ApPLICATION (ISSUE ESTOPPEL P.A.T.) "AUTODROME" TRADE MARK (INFRINGEMENT BACH & JACKSON LTD. 564 156 v. COWAN (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) "BALI" TRADE MARK (RECTIFICATION H.L.) * Ch.D.) ... 86 472 ... BRISTOL-MYERS CO.'S ApPLICATION (PRIOR PUBLICATION Q.B.D.) 146 BROAD & CO. LTD. v. GRAHAM BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. (No.1) (INFRINGEMENT Ch.D.) ... 286 BROAD & Co. LTD. v. GRAHAM BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. (No.2) (INFRINGEMENT Ch.D.) ... 295 "BULOVA ACCUTRON" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION Ch.D.) ... 102 CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG V. RAYNER & KEELER LTD. (PLEADINGS Ch.D.) CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG v. SMITH (HERBERT) & LIABILITY Ch.D., C.A.) CO. 194 (SoLICITORS' 316 CLARK. (A. N.) (ENGINEERS) LTD.-COCO V. (CoNFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Ch.D.) ... 41 v. A. N. CLARK (ENGINEERS) LTD. (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Ch.D.) 41 Coco "CONSARC" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION * B.o.T.) 179 CONWAY STEWART & CO. LTD.-MENTMORE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER V. (PRACTICE Ch.D.) 638 COPYDEX LTD.-SEAGER V. (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION C.A.) 250 CoWAN-BACH & JACKSON LTD. V. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 156 "DAIQUIRI RUM" TRADE MARK (RECTIFICATION H.L.) 600 * DE LAVAL TURBINE INC.'S ApPLICATION (PRACTICE PGA.T.) ... * Dow CoRNING CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (OBVIOUSNESS P.A.T.) 246 "DUNHILL'S" TRADE MARKS (CONDITION OF REGISTRATION B.o.T.) 640 Du PONT & Co'. (BUNTING'S) ApPLICATION (PRACTICE P.A.T.) 271 * 544 iv REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADEMARK CASES [1969] CASES REPORTED PAGE * * 9 Esso RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO.'S ApPI~ICATION (SECTION REFERENCE P.A.T.) 174 E.V.G. COMPANY'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) 307 EXPRESS AND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS LTD.--WILSON & WHITWORTH LTD. V. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) ... *'FAIREY Co. LTD.'S PATENT (EXTENSION Ch.D.) 281 FARBENFABRIKEN BAYER A.G.-STERLING-WINTHROP GROUP LTD. V. (DISCOVERY OF DoCUMENTS Ch.D.)... *,FARBWERKE HOECHST A. G. INFRINGEl\tIENT .IND1A) ... v. 55 418 :,''';GENETTE'' TRADE MARK (RECTIFICATION C.A.) 189 GRAHAM BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. (No. I)-BROAD (INFRINGEMENT Oh.D.) ... & CO. LrD. CORPORATIONPTY. l,TD. V. 286 GRAHAM BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. (No. 2)-BROAD & Co. LTD. (INFRINGEMENTCh.D.) R~DIO (PASSING v. ROCHE & CO. 218 504 * HORVILLE ENGINEERING CO. LTD.'S ApPLICATION (NOTICE OF OPPOSITION P.A.T.) * IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (FAIRLY BASED P.A.T.)'... * IMPERIAL CHEMICAL, 1Nl?USTRIES (AMENDMENT P.A.T.) .. '. LTD. (CLARK'S) 266 ApPLICATION 574 LTD. (JONES') ApPLICATION 622 * INTERNATIONAL PLAYTEX CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (AMENDMENT , P.A.T.) 362 '''KRYSTAL'' TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION C.G., B~o.T.) 184 KYOWA'S ApPLICATION (AMENDMENT P.A.T.) ... 259 . .', MACKENZIE & CO. LTD.--VINE PRODUCTS V. (PASSING OFFCh.D.) ... * 267 A.G.'s PATENT (COMPULSORY LICENCE P.A.T.), * 295 OFF * HILLER'S ApPLICATION (MANNER OF MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) ... * HOFFMAN-LA 274 UNICHEM LABORATORIES (PATENt "GE" TRADE MARK (RECTIFICATION Ch.D.) ... HENDERSON V. AUSTRALIA) ' 165 MARSHALL'S ApPLICATION ('CoUNTERSTATEMENT P~A.T.) 1 83 v [1969] REPORTS OF PATENT, D'ESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED PAGE * MENTMORE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER V.CONWAY STEWART & CO. LTD. (PRACTICE Ch.D.) MILLER LTD. * * * * * 91 v. MINISTER OF HOUSING (EVIDENCE C.A.) MILLS & ROCKLEY (ELECTRONICS) LTD. TECHNOGRAPH PRINfED CIRCUITS LTD. v. (PATENf INFRINGEMENT G.A.) MINISTER OF HOUSING-MILLER LTD. MINNESOTA MINING USER P.A.T.) & MANUFACTURING CO.'S ApPLICATION (PRIOR 95 MONSANTO CO. (SALYER'S) ApPLICATION (PATENT OF ADDITION P.A.T.) * 78 PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO.'S ApPLICATIONS (SECTION PRIOR CLAIMING P.A.T.) PTY. LTD.-HENDERSON v. 628 (PASSING OFF 218 & KEELER LTD.-CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG v. (PLEADINGS Ch.D.) v. SHOWELL (HENRY) LTD. (PATENT v. COPYDEX LTD. (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION C.A.) SHOWELL (HENRY) LTD.-RoDI INFRINGEMENT H.L.) 194 367 250 & WIENENBERGER A.G. v. (PATENT 367 SMITH (HERBERT) & CO.-CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG LIABILITY Ch.D., C.A.) ... * 9 REFERENCE, 280 RODI & WIENENBERGER A.G. INFRINGEMENT H.L.) SEAGER * 646 PRACTICE DIRECTION (P.A.T.) RADIO CORPORATION AUSTRALIA) * 75 112 PITMAN'S ApPLICATION (MANNER OF MANUFACTURE P.A.T.) ... RAYNER 586 v. THORNTON & SONS LTD. (PATENT INFRINGE- "PHILIPS" I'RADE MARK (REGISTRATION Ch.D.) * * 395 91 v. (EVIDENCE C.A.) MOBIL OIL CORPORATION'S ApPLICATION (INSUFFICIENCY P.A.T.) PARKS-CRAMER CO. MENT H.L.) 638 v. (SOLICITORS' 316 STERLING-WINTHROP GROUP LTD. v. FARBENFABRIKEN BAYER A.G. (DISCOVERY OF DOCUMENTS Ch.D.) ... 274 "TARZAN" TRADE MARK (REGISTRATION Ch.D.) 301 TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS LTD. v. (ELECTRONICS) LTD. (PATENT INFRINGEMENT MILLS G.A.) ... & ROCKLEY 395 vi REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES [1969] CASES REPORTED PAGE * THORNTON & SONS LTD.-PARKS-CRAMER MENT H.L.) Co. V" (PATENT INFRINGE- *UNICHEM LABORATORIES-FARBWERKE HOECHSl' A.G. V. INFRINGEMENT INTIIA) ... 112 (PATENT * UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (HOSTETTLER'S) AI'PLICATION (AMENDMENT P.A.T.) VINE PRODUCTS V. MACKENZIE * & CO. LTD. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 55 530 1 WILLEY'S CARBIDE TOOL CO.'S ApPLICATION (PRIOR CLAIMING P.A.T.) 33 WILSON & WHITWORTH LTD. V. EXPRESS AND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS LT.D. (PASSING OFF Ch.D.) 165 vii [1969] REPORTS OF PATENT, D'ESIGN AND TRADE MARK CASES LISTS OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN ACTIONS LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN ACTIONS PAGE CLARK (A. 41 N.) (ENGINEERS) LTD.-COCO v. CONWAY STEWART & CO. LTD.-MENTMORE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. AND ANOTIIER v. ... COPYDEX LTD.·-SEAGER CoWAN-BACH & 250 v. ... JACKSON LTD. 156 v. EXPRESS AND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS LTD.-WILSON LTD. & WHITWORTH 165 v. FARBENFABRIKEN BAYER A.G.-STERLING-WINTHROP GROUP LTD. V. ... GRAHAM BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. (N (...truncated)