F. T. Blanchard Co. v. Simon et al. June 22, 1905. [51 S. E. 222.] Trade-Marks and Trade-Names. Right to Use One's Own Name. Sale of Interest in Firm. Subsequent Use of Firm Name. Right to Damages

1905 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 332
Keyword(s):  
Trade Marks ◽  
Trade Names ◽  
Own Name

41. Trade mark defences

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bently ◽  
B. Sherman ◽  
D. Gangjee ◽  
P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Trade Mark ◽  
Comparative Advertising ◽  
Trade Marks ◽  
Intended Purpose ◽  
Parallel Importation ◽  
First Sale ◽  
Own Name ◽  
Scope Of Protection

This chapter is about the various defences that are available to a person who has been accused of infringing a trade mark under the Trade Marks Act 1994. A prominent limitation on the scope of protection, which operates defensively, is whether the defendant has made a legally relevant use of the mark. Besides this, the defendant is excused if the mark has been used (i) as the defendant’s own name or address, (ii) for descriptive purposes, or (iii) to indicate the intended purpose of a product or service. These threeuses are subject to a proviso testing for whether the use has been in accordance with honest practices in industrial and commercial matters. Additional defences facilitate comparative advertising and permit parallel importation via the exhaustion of the trade mark owner’s rights upon first sale.

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