DIGEST OF THE CASES REPORTED IN 1908
REPORTS
OF
PATENT, DESIGN, TRADE MARK, AND
OTHER CASES.
EDITOR:
JOHN CUr-fLER,
ASSISTANT EDITOR:
ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNSEL.
FRANK G. UNDERHAY,
BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
VOL. XXV.
TOGETHER WITH A
.DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED IN 1908.
II~LUS'l'RATED
OFFICIAlj
JOURNAlj
(PATENTS).
LO'NDON~
PRINTED
FOR HIS ~IAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFIOE 1
By DARLING & SON, LTD., 34-40, BACON STREET, E.
PUBJ~ISHED AT THE PATENT OFFICE, 25, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS,
CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, W.O.
1908,
(Published under Section 46 01 the Patents and Designs Act, 1907.)
NOTICE.
"I'he London-Cases in this volume were (with a few exceptions) reportedby the ASSISTAN'f EDITOR,. and J. F. McARTHUR, C. H. CARDEN NOAD,
R. E. V. BAX, J. Q. HENRIQUES, and A.D. ',JAFFE, Barristers-at-Law.
The Reporter for the Cases in the Palatine Court is C. E. R. ABBOTT,
Advocate : and the Reporter for Irish Cases is HENRY HOLT, Barristerat-Law.
. The Judgments are taken from the Shorthand Notes of Messrs.
MAR'I~EN,
CO.
MEREDITH &
ERRATA.
Page 18, line 26, for " mosiac " read " mosaic."
" 120, "
II,for 7 Webs P.O. 196 read 1 Webs P.O. 167.
"
156, "
10, for 1882· read 1884.
"
199 "
36, for 22 read 23.
" 227, Add f(Jotnote~"'It wasagreed by theparties tothe actions that, in
the above Drawing, the arrow showing the direction of theJlow
between t and p ought to point upwards."
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z.
.....
_
" 230, line 47, for "Canadian" read "French."
"
"lines 54 and 55, insert a minus sign before 1820 and before 195°.
" 232, line 44, for "French" tread " Canadian."
" 233 " 18, delete "of " after " cold."
" 260 " 5, f01" 22 read 32.
" 297 " 21, for 20 read 30.
"
344 "
9, for " Paterson " read" Patterson."
" 427 " 36, Insert in blank «pace "426, line 4a."
23, for 5 read 6. ,
"
470 "
"
526 ".' 25, for 485 read 585.
"
553
"
663 "
". 5, for " Petition " read "Patent."
53, delete comma after " was,'
Barrister-at-Law; the Reporter for Scotch Cases is GEORGE D. VALENTINE,
CA.BE S REP 0 RTED.
* Denotes a Patent Case.
t
Denotes a Design Case.
IN THE MATTER OF ApPLICATIONS FOR TRADE MARKS BY
*ALSOP FLOUR PROCESS
LD. u.
513
477
FLOUR OXIDIZING COMPANY J~D:
477
#ANDREWS' PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
*ARNOT
v.
DUNLOP PNEUMATIC TYRE COMPANY
tBAYER
u.
SYMINGTON-IN THE MATTER OF BAYER'S DESIGN
J.JD. ...
309
56
#BESTON V. VVATTS
19
532
*BOARD'S PATEN'I'-IN THE MATTER OF ..•
VALADON &
BOUSSOD,
u.
tBOUSTEAD
CO.
v.
DEMPSTER, MOORE & CO.
*BRITISH LIQUID AIR COMPANY LD.
Ln.
*BRITISH
42
MARCHANT
v.
LD.
121
BRITISH OXYGEN COMPANY
...
ORE
... 218,577
CONCENTRATION
SYNDICATE
LD.
v.
MINERALS
741
SEPARATION LD.
*BRITISH UNITED SHOE l\fACHINERY COMPANY
& SONS lAD.
*BRITI~H V ACUUM
COMPANY
Ln. u. FUSSELL (A.)
•••368, 631
Ln. u. EXTON HOTELS COMPANY LD.
*BROCKIE'S ApPI~ICATIONS FOR PATENTs-IN THE l\IATTER OF
~~BRO'VN'S PATENT
(No. 1434·
OF 1899)-IN THE MATTER OF
*CONSOLIDATED PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY V. CLARK
617
813
86
574
*CONSOLIDATED PNEUMATIC TOOL C01\-IPANY V. INGERSOLL SERGEAN'r
DRILL OOMPA.NY
574
PAGE
ALBERT BAKER & CO. (1898) AND AERATED BREAD COMPANY LD.-
4
*CRAIG
PAGE
1, 259
u. DOWDING •••
421
#DANSK REICYLRIFFEL SYNDICAT AKTIESELSKAB V. SNELL .••
*DAVIES
v.
~~EDISONIA LD.
v.
u. BRITISH ELECTROMOBILE COM..
149
.•.
v, WILLIAMS (BIRMINGHAM) LD.
~~FLOUR OXIDIZING COMPANY LD.
*FODEN
u.
v.
511
428
CARR & CO. LD.
... 501,783
WALLIS AND STEVENS LD.
*FRIED. KRUPP
ACTIENGESELLBCHAFT-IN
THE
MATTER
OF AN
ApPLICATION FOR A PATENT BY
809
GESTETNER'S TRADE MARK-IN RE
156
*GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO~iPANY LD.
*HARRISON PATENTS COMPANY LD.
v.
~f:HAY
GAMAGE LD.
... 192,782
NICHOLSON (W. N.) & SONsLD.
~f:HART'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
*HASKELL GOLF BALL COMPANY LD.
v.
299
.••
u. HUTCHISON (No.2)
194
v. GONVILLE
HENNESSY & CO.
161
... 125,361
v. KEATING
*INGERSOLL SERGEANT DRILL COMPANY
V.
CONSOLIDATED PNEU-
61
MATIC TOOL COMPANY LD.
*INTERNATIONAIJ HARVESTER COMPAN"Y' OF AMERICA
JEFFERSON DODD LD.
#KELVIN 'v. WHYTE, THOMSON & CO.
v. R. A.
V.
u. DODD'S DRUG STORES LD....
*JOHNSON'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
KERFOOT
393
COOPER LD.
PEACOCK
765
16
391,542,709
177
508
#KERSHAW'S PATENT--IN THE l\IATTER OF
473
KLABER'S PATENT-IN THE l\IATTER OF
334
PANY LD.
546
FORSE
~~ELECTROMOBILE COMPANY LD.
tFETTES
823
DAVIES PATENT BOILER COMPANY LD.
PAGE
I{ODAK LD.
v,
~~LEEDS;FORGE COMPANY LD.
PANY I.,D.
416
GRENVILI.JE ..•
o,
DEIGHTON'S
PATENT
FLUE COM-
209
•..
v.
~~LINOTYPE AND 1\IACHINERY LD.
~~LYNCH & HENRY \VILSON & CO. LD.
v.
JOHN PHILLIPS
ApPLICATION
FOR
MARK-IN THE MATTER OF
& COY~...
694
...207,684
...
REGISTRArrION
OF
A
rrRADE
797
...
FRANKLIN & SON...
406
~;t-MARKS' PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF .••
553
lVIA.JOR BRO'J;HERS
v.
*MARTIN AND JAMES
v.
27
OONSETT IRON COMPANY LD.
NATIONAL SrrARCH OOMPANY-IN THE MATTER OF AN ApPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK (" OSWEGO ")
NITEDALS T-LENDSTIKFABRIK
PAI~E
v.
R. LEHMANN &
00.
LD.
...
& Co. LD.-IN THE MATTER OF THE TRA.DE MARKS OF
PETERS
LD. (C. A.) v.
802
793
329
387
DOMESTIC INVENTIONS COMPANY
PHILIPPART V. WILLIAM WHITELEY IJD.; AND PHILIPPART'S TRADE
MARK-IN THE MATTER OF
~~POULTON
5fl5
...
V. ADJUSTABLE COVER AND BOIL'ER BLOCK COMPANY .•.
808
RESARTUS COMPANY V SARTOR RESARTUS COMPANY
REY
v. LECOUTURIER;
AND LECOUTURIER'S TRADE MARKS-IN THE
265
MATTER OF
*RICKERBY
~~ROGER
ROYAL
v.
v.
DUNCA.N (JAMES) &
COCHRANE &
INSURANCE
529,661
248
CO.
00.
COMPANY
9, 757
LD.
v.
MIDLAND
INSURANCE
728
COMPANY LD.
ROYAL WARRANT HOLDERS' ASSOCIATION V. SLADE
& CO. LD.
SCOTTISH UNION AND NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
245
v. SC01'TISH
NATIONA.L INSURANCE COMPANY LD.
560
tST. lVIUNGO MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. HUTCHISON, MAIN &
COMPANY
LD.
356
~ICCULLOOH'S PATENT-IN THE MATTER OF
~~MCGLENNON'S
... 34~, 665
HOPKINS
PAGE
*STONE & CO. LD.
v.
TOMS AND MOORE
v.
313
BROADFOOT & SONS LD. •••
474
MERCHANT SER"VICE GUILD LD.
TRACTION CORPORATION LD.
v.
819
BENNETT
·l'RUE AND VARIABLE ELECTRIC LAMP
SYNDICATE
u.
BRYANT
ULLMANN
(J.} & CO. v. LEUBA
673
UNION AGRICOLA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA'S rrRADE
l\IARKS-IN
THE
295
MATTER OF
v.
MASON, CA'l'TLEY & CO.
37
~{:VJ.~.UTIN'S PATENT-IN THE }\IATTER OF
176
~~VICKERS, SONS AND l\1AXIM LD. V. COVENTRY ORDNANCE WORKS LD.
207
VAN ZELLER
*WATSON, LAIDLO'V
tWHITELOCK
v.
& OOMPANY LD.
V. CASSELS
& WILLIAMSON ..•
AUTOMATIC PHOXOGRAPII COMPANY...
*Wl'fHAJ\{ BROS. LD. V. OATLO\V, l\:IARSDEN, AND DUNN
*V{ULLASTON AND I{NOWLES
v.
CHAPMAN
337
615
788
733
461
TRADING SYNDICATE
LIST OF DEFENDANTS IN ACTIONS.
PAGE
ADJUSTABLE COVER AND BOILER BLOCK COMPANY-POULTON v. ... 529,661
ATED PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY Ln. v,
61
,AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH COMPANY-WHITELOCK V. •••
615
BElNNETT-TRAcrION CORPORATION LD.· u.
819
BRITISH ELECTROMOBILE COMPANY LD.-ELECTROMOBILE COMPANY
149
{
Ln.. u.
BRITISH OXYGEN CO}IPANY
LD.
LD.-BRITISH
LIQUID AIR COMPA (...truncated)