DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1923
REPORTS
OF
PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK, AND
OTHER CASES.
(Published under Section 46 of the Patents and Designs Act, 1907.)
EDITOR: FRANK G. UNDERHAY, M.A., BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
VOL. XL.
TOGE1'HER WITH A
DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED
IN 1923.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY HIS ~AJESTY'I:) STATIONERY Ol!'FWE PRESS,
PUBLISHED AT THE-PATENT OFFICE , 25,SOUTHAMPTON BUILDJNGS, CHANCERY LANE, W.C.2.
1923.
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REPORTS OF PATENT,
DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES.
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NOTICE-ERRATA.
Note.-The Patent Office does not guarantee the accuracy of its publicaiione, or
undertake an,y responsibiLity for errors or omissions o~. their consequences.
NOTICE.
The London eases in this volume were (with a few exceptions) reported by
J F. McARTHUR, J. Q. HE.NRIQUEiS, and J. H. EVANS-JACKSON, Barristers-at
Law; the' Reporter for cases in the' Palatine Court, is R.. S·. BARKER,
Barrister-at-Law: and the Reporter for Scotch cases) is J. KEITH, Advocate.
The Judgments are taken from the shorthand notes of Messrs. MARTEN,
MERE·DITH & Co.
ERRATA.
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Page
33, line 13. For" Defendarrt Company " read " Plaintiff Company."
9'3, line 16. After" Letters Patient" insert " No. 12719 of 1907."
227, footnote. For" 13 R,.P.C." read" ss R,.P.C."
379, line 26. After" Letters Patent" insert" No. 162'13 of 1913."
456, line 42. For" 23 R\.P.C. 611 " read" 23 R,.P.C. 25."
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REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND TRADE MARK CASES.
CASES REPORTED.
CASES REPORTED.
*
Denotes a Patent Case.
+ Denotes a Design Case.
PAGE
* A.R..-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICA'fION BY
467
*AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FUR AUTOGENE ALUMINIUM SCHWEISSUNG V. LONDON
ALUMINIUM CO. Ln. (No.2) ...
107
*AUSTER LIMITED V. G. BEATON
&
46
469
SON (1919) LIMITED
*B.R1.-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION BY
&
*BAINES
SCHMIDT'S PATE,NT-IN THE MATTER OF
...
61
375
*BOULT'S PATENT--IN THE MATTER .OF ...
BRITISH CYCLE &; MOTOR CYCLE MANUFACTURERS' & TRADERS'
LD.-ApPLICATION BY, TO REGISTER A TRADE 1VIARK
*BRITISH T'HOMSON-HoUSTON CO. L,D. V.
CHARLESWORTH PEEBLES
*BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON CO. LD. V. CHARLESWORTH PEEBLES
*BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON CO.
LD. v.
*BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON CO. Ln.
*BRITISH T'HOMSON··HouSTON CO. Ln.
ME.TAALDRAADLAMPENFABRIEK
v.
v.
UNION
226
&
CO.
& CO.
IRRADIANf LAMP WORKS LD.
KING
& CO ....
119
426
2'43
119
NAAMLOOZE VENNOOTSCHAP POPE'S
*BROWN'S (W. H.) PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
119'
397
95
73
*CARBONIT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT-IN THE MATTER OF
360
*BROCK'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF ...
*BROWN'S PATENT-IN THE }\fATTER OF
99
*CASMEY'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
v. 'R,.
CORDES
AnDIS
&
133
SON
Ln. v. HEWARD & Co ....
v. H. B. & R,. HA'VLEY (19-20) LD.
*CURTIS & SON
*DAWSON
53, 183
DUTTON MASSEY &--: CO. (LIVERPOOL) LD. V. DUTTON MASSEY
& lCO.
L,D.
*DUTTON'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER Oli'
& SONS Ln. v. POGSON
*E~LIS
*ERICKSON'S PATENT-IN
Esco
THE MATTER· OF
LD. V. BOLO LD ....
*E,VANS
v.
*E,WART
&
CENTRAL E,LECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
SON LID., AND E,WART'S PATEN'fS-IN THE MATTER OF ...
FRAM MANUFACTURING CO. LD.
v.
EHIC MORTON
&
*GIUSTI PATENTS
&
*GOPI LAL
v.
ENGINEERING WORKS L,D.
v.
33
MAGGS
39'6'
199
207
ENGINEERING WORKS LD. V. REES
LAKHPAT R,AL
*HADWIN'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
*HALE
v.
OOOMBES
92, 179
345, 47'7
471
857
155
& Co.
*GARRETT'S PATENT-IN THE l\1ATTE.R OF
*GIUSTI PATENTS
143
413
84
&
ANOTHER
14'7
457
283
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CASES REPORTED.
PAGE
92
229
68
368
-X-HARDINGE'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
HAVANA CIGAR
&
TOBACCO FACTORIES LD. V. ODDENINO
*HELPS V. MAYOR AND
HINDHAUGH
& CO. v.
CORPORATION OF OLDHAM
INCH
& SON
74
*JERRAM'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
*JOHNSON'S PATENTS-IN THE ,MATTER OF
394
*LE
101
157
BAS
& GARRAT'r'S
PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
*MACGREGOR'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF ...
*MARCONI'S WIRELESS
CO. LD.
TEL,EGRAPH
CO.
LD.
V.
MULLARD RADIO VALVE
1, 159
270
*MERK-WIRZ'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF ...
NAAMLOOZE VENNOOTSCHAP FABRIEK VAN CHOCOLADE EN SUIKERWERKEN
J. IC. KLENE & CO.'S APPLICATION TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK
BY
103
462
465
THE MATTER O~.,
217
*QUAIN AND QUAIN E,LECTRIC CO.-IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATIONS BY
*R,.-IN THE. MATTER OF ApPLICATIONS
R,IDGWAY CO. V. HUTCHINSON
*R,OBINSON'S
*t R,OSE
v.
PATENT-IN
J. W. PICKAVANT
*R,OWLAND V.
335
...
320
& CO. L,D ....
87
THE AIR COUNCIL
30
461
*R,USHTON'S P'ATEN1'-IN THE MATTER OF
*S.-IN THE MATTER OF· AN ApPLICA'fION BY
SALTER'S ApPLICA1'ION TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK ...
402
SHIELDS ICE & COLD STORAGE CO.-ApPLICATION BY, TO REGISTER A TRADE
MARK ...
197
SMITH'S ApPLICATION TO REGISTER A TRADE l\fARK-IN THE MATTER OF
*STIFF'S PATENTS-IN THE MATTER OF
*STROMBERG MOTOR DEVICES CO. 's
ApPLICATION
TAYLOR'S DRUG CO.-ApPLICATION BY, TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK
*TOWNSLEY'S APPLICATION-IN THE MATTER OF (W.
H.
BROWN'S PATENT)
UNITED· CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION LID.-IN THE ,MATTER OF A TRAD~ MARK
OF
*WARD BROS. (BLACKBURN) Ln.
BALKAN
v.
MOORE
& AVERY
SOBRANIE CIGARETTES
(BLACKBURN) Ln.
(A)
1923 (B)
1923 (C)
219
247
49
*WOHLER's PATENT-IN THE l\fATTER OF
1923
73
399
261
LD.
*WINQUIST'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
OFFICIAL R,ULINGS,
405
193
378
*TESTE V. COOMBES
WEINBERG V
77
458
459
*SPENCER'S PA-TENT-IN THE MATTER OF
ApPENDIX
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REPORTS OF PATENT, DESIGN, AND 1'E,ADE MARK CASES.
LIST OF DEFENDANTS IN CASES.
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LIST OF DEFENDANTS IN CASES.
PAGE
& SON,
ADDIS
133
R",-CORDES V.
87
AIR COUNCIL, THE-R,oWLAND V.
BALKAN SOBRANIE CIGARETTES LID.-WEINBERG V.
&
BEATON
80N
(1919
L·D.-AuSTEH LD. V.
1
)
CENTRAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.-E:VANS V.
CHARLESWORTH PEEBLES
& CO.-BRITISH
T'lJOMSON-HoUSTON CO. LD. V.
39,g,
46
357
119, 426
283
COOMBES-HALE V.
3078
COOMBES-TESTE, V
DUTTON MASSEY & CO. LD.-DuTTON MASSEY
HAWLEY (H. B. & R,.)
HEWARD
(1920)
& CO.
(LIVERPOOL) LID. V.
LD.-DA'VSON V.
& CO.-CURTIS & SON
LD. V.
413
143
53, 183
33-5
HUTCHINSON-R,IDGWAY CO. V • • . •
INCH
&
SON-HINDHAUGH
& CO.
368
V.
IRRADIANT LAMP WORKS LD.-BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON CO. Ln.
KING
& CO.-BRITISH THOMSON-HoUSTON CO .. LD.
243
119
147
199
247
v.
V . . ..
LAKHPAT HAL-GOPI LAL V.
MAGGS-GIUSTI PATENTS & ENGINEERING WORKS LD. V.
MOORE
&
AVERY (BLACKBURN) LID.-WARD BROS. (BLACKBURN) LID. V.
MORTON & CO., ERIC-FRAM MANUFACTURING CO.
MULLARD RADIO
CO. L'D. V.
VALVE
Co.
Ln.-MARCONI's
Ln. v.
. ..
WIRELESS
33
TELEGRAPH
1, '159
NAAMLOOZE VENNOOTSCHAP POPE'S ME.Ti\.ALDRAADLAMPENFABRIEK-BRITISH
THOMSON-HoUSTON Co. LD. v.
ODDENINo-HAVANA C,IGAll
&
TOBACCO FACTORIES L'D. V.
OLDHAM, MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF-HELPS V.
PICKAVANT
&
CO. lID.,
POGSON-ELLIS
J.
& SONS
R,EES-GIUSTI PATENTS
BOLO LD.-Esco LD.
W.-ROSE V . . . •
LD. V .
. ..
& E'NGINEE.RING
WORKS LD. v.
v. ...
119
229
68
320
62, 179:
207
471
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