DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1960

REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK, AND OTHER CASES (PUBLISHED UNDER SECTION 94(2) OF THE PATENTS ACT, 1949) T. A. BLANCO WHITE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW [1960] R.P.C. TOGETHER WITH A DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1960 LONDON PUBLISHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25 SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2 1961 EDITOR TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE III DEFENDANTS IN ACTIONS v PATENTS CONCERNED IN CASES vi TRADE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES .. vii CASES REFERRED TO IN JUDGMENTS viii TABLE OF STATUTES AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS xi INDEX: PATENT CASES xiii DESIGN CASES XIX TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES XX DIGEST: PATENT CASES xxiv DESIGN CASES XXXv TRADE MARK, TRADE NAME AND OTHER CASES xxxvii The judgments in this volume are taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. Marten, Meredith & Co. The cases are reported by Anthony Walton, Esq., and other members of the Bar. NOTANDA Appeals have been allowed in the following cases: Kromschroder's Patent [1959] R.P.C. 309, post, p. 75; Shell's Patent [1959] R.P.C. 154, post, p. 35; Surface Silos v. Beal [1959] R.P.C. 331, post, p. 154; and refused in Kidax's Application [1959] R.P.C. 295,post, p. 117; Rosedale v. Carlton [1959] R.P.c. 189,post, p. 59. Of the cases reported in the present volume, the action of Bollinger v. Costa Brava Wine Co., post, p. 16, has been heard and judgment given for the plaintiffs; and an appeal has been heard in Van der Lely v. Bamfords, post, p. 169. TABLE OF CASES III [1960] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED CASES REPORTED t Denotes a Design Matter. PAGE tBRITVIC LTD.'s ApPLICATION (DESIGN) ., 108 126 169 154 16 85 163 163 201 BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO. (HAYES) LTD., TAYLOR WOODROW LTD. AND SWIFTPLAN LTD.-TERRAPIN LTD. v. 128 AGFA A.G. V. ILFORD LTD. *AGFA A.G.'s ApPLICATION (PATENT) *BAMFORDS LTD.-VAN DER LELY (C.) N.V. *BEAL (D. C. S.)-SURFACE SILOS LTD. v. v. BOLLINGER (J.) AND OTHERS V. COSTA BRAVA WINE CO. LTD. *BRIDGES (S. N.) & Co. LTD.-CHADWICK V. •. *BRISTOL REPETITION LTD. v. FOMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD. v. *BRISTOL REPETITION LTD.-FoMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD. *CARLTON TYRE SAVING CO. LTD.-RoSEDALE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS LTD. V. •. CARTER & PARKER LTD. V. SCOTIA WOOLS LTD. *CHADWICK V. BRIDGES (S. N.) & CO. LTD. .. COLORA PRINTING INKS LTD. AND ANOTHER-KERCHISS V. .• *COSSOR (A.C.) LTD.'s PATENT (EXTENSION) COSTA BRAVA WINE CO. LTD.-BoLLINGER (J.) AND OTHERS v. 59 206 85 235 232 16 *DIRKS' (GERHARD) ApPLICATION (PATENT) EAST ANGLIA PORTABLE BUILDINGS LTD. AND THORN (JULIAN)-THORN (J.) LTD. v. .. *ELECTRIC & MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. V. RADIO & ALLIED INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANOTHER .. *FOMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD.-BRISTOL REPETITION LTD. v. *FOMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD. V. BRISTOL REPETITION LTD. GRANTCHESTER GARAGE LTD.-STANDARD MOTOR CO. LTD. AND TRIUMPH MOTOR CO. (1945) LTD. v. .. HAWTlN (E. V.) LTD. V. HAWTlN (JOHN F.) & Co. LTD. .. HAWTIN (JOHN F.) & Co. LTD.-HAWTIN (E. V.) LTD. HENSHAW LINEN SUPPLIES-KLARMANN (H.) LTD. ILFORD LTD.-AGFA A.G. v. v. v. *IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.'s APPLICATION (PATENT) JOHNS-WORKMAN AND PERSSON v. KERcmss v. COLORA PRINTING INKS LTD. AND ANOTHER .. 260 115 163 163 211 95 95 150 108 223 265 235 * Denotes a Patent Matter. iv [1960] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES CASES REPORTED PAGE KLARMANN (H.) LTD. v. HENSHAW LINEN SUPPLIES.. *KROMSCHRODER (G.) A.G.'s PATENT (REVOCATION) .. v. 147 v. LUCKING (S.) LTD. 209 147 265 LUCKING (S.) LTD.-NEW WAY PACKAGED PRODUCTS LTD. MORRIS MOTORS LTD. v. PHELAN NEW WAY PACKAGED PRODUCTS LTD. PERSSON (WORKMAN AND) v. JOHNS v. 209 PHELAN-MoRRIS MOTORS LTD. *R.ADIO & ALLIED INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANOTHER-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD. v. & MUSICAL *RANSBURG AND OTHERS' PATENT (EXTENSION) *ROSE BROS. (GAINSBOROUGH) LTD.'S ApPLICATION (AMENDMENT) *ROSEDALE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS LTD. CO. LTD. v. CARLTON TYRE SAVING RUBINSTEIN (HELENA) LTD.'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) . • SCOTIAWOOLS LTD.-CARTER & PARKER LTD. 59 229 206 v. 262 35 215 tSCRIPTO INCORPORATED V. TALLON LTD. *"SHELL" REFINING AND MARKETING CO. LTD.'S PATENT (REVOCATION) *SOMERS (J. N.) LTD.-TUDOR ACCESSORIES LTD. V. •. STANDARD MOTOR CO. LTD. AND TRIUMPH MOTOR CO. GRANTCHESTER GARAGE LTD. 115 242 247 (1945) LTD. V. *SURFACE SILOS LTD. V. BEAL (D. C. S.) SWIFTPLAN LTD. (BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO. (HAYES) LTD., TAYLOR WOODROW LTD. AND)-TERRAPIN LTD. v. 211 154 128 TASTEE FREEZ INTERNATIONAL LTD.'S ApPLICATION (TRADE MARK) 262 255 TAYLOR WOODROW LTD. (BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO. (HAYES) LTD. AND SWIFTPLAN LTD.)-TERRAPIN LTD. v. 128 TERRAPIN LTD. V. BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO. (HAYES) LTD., TAYLOR WOODROW LTD. AND SWIFTPLAN LTD. .. 128 tT ALLON LTD.-SCRIPTO INCORPORATED V. . THORN (J.) LTD. (JULIAN) . . v. EAST ANGLIA PORTABLE BUILDINGS LTD. AND THORN THORN (JULIAN) (EAST ANGLIA PORTABLE BUILDINGS LTD. AND)-THORN (J.) LTD. v. TRIUMPH MOTOR CO. (1945) LTD. (STANDARD MOTOR CO. LTD. AND) GRANTCHESTER GARAGE LTD. *TUDOR ACCESSORIES LTD. v. J. N. SOMERS LTD. *YAN DER LELY (C.) N.Y. v. BAMFORDS LTD. WORKMAN AND PERSSON V. JOHNS v. 260 260 211 215 169 265 117 150 75 KIDAX (SHIRTS) LTD.'S APPLICATIONS (TRADE MARKS) v [1960] REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN CASES LIST OF DEFENDANTS' NAMES IN CASES BEAL (D. C. S.)-SURFACE SILOS LTD. v. .. v. BRIDGES (S. N.) & CO. LTD.-CHADWICK V. •• BRISTOL REPETITION LTD.-FoMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD. BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO. (HAYES) LTD.-TERRAPIN LTD. v. v. CARLTON TYRE SAVING CO. LTD.-RoSEDALE AsSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS LTD. V. •• 169 154 85 163 128 59 v. FOMENTO (STERLING AREA) LTD.-BRISTOL REPETITION LTD. v. 235 16 260 163 GRANTCHESTER GARAGE LTD.-STANDARD MOTOR Co. LTD. AND TRIUMPH MOTOR CO. (1945) LTD. v. .. 211 COLORA PRINTING INKS LTD.-KERCHISS v. COSTA BRAVA WINE CO. LTD.-BoLLINGER (J.) AND OTHERS v. EAST ANGLIA PORTABLE BUILDINGS LTD.-THORN (J.) LTD. HAWTIN (JOHN F.) & Co. LTD.-HAWTIN (E. V.) LTD. HENSHAW LINEN SUPPLIES-KLARMANN (H.) LTD. ILFORD LTD.-AGFA A.G. v. v. .. v. JOHNS-WORKMAN AND PERSSON v. LUCKING (S.) LTD.-NEW WAY PACKAGED PRODUCTS LTD. PHELAN-MoRRIS MOTORS LTD. v. v. 95 150 108 265 147 209 RADIO & ALLIED INDUSTRIES LTD.-ELECTRIC & MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. v. 115 SCOTIAWOOLS LTD.-CARTER & PARKER LTD. 206 215 128 262 128 260 v. SOMERS (J. N.) LTD.-TUDOR ACCESSORIES LTD. SWIFTPLAN LTD.-TERRAPIN LTD. v. TALLON LTD.-SCRIPTO INCORPORATED v. TAYLOR WOODROW LTD.-TERRAPIN LTD. THORN (JULIAN)-THORN (J.) LTD. v. v. v. PAGE BAMFORDS LTD.-VAN DER LELY (C.) N.V. VI REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES [1960] PATENTS UPHELD, OR HELD INVALID PATENTS CONCERNED IN REPORTED CASES * * *Patents held valid as to some claims. t Applications for patents. NAME AGFA A.G. .. NUMBER OF PATENT t805,854 .. PAGE 126 CARLTON TYRE CO. *670,147 and *680,403 59 CHADWICK **710,280 85 COSSOR LTD ... 609,703 232 DIRKS .. t786,021 to t (...truncated)