CHAPTER XVII.

WARRANTY OF TRADE-MARKS AND TRADE

DESCRIPTIONS

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PAGES

.431-437

Under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887..431. Implied at common

law, 432. Where goods are described by reference to a trade-

mark, 433. Pictures ascribed to particular artists, 433. Remedies

for breach of warranty, 434. Indemnity to manufacturer em-

ployed to apply an infringing mark, 437.

CHAPTER XVIII.

TRADE-LIBEL AND TRADE-NAME

....438-447

No action for threats lies in respect of a trade-mark, 438; but a

threat may be libel, or slander of title, 439. A warning against

infringements may be issued in good faith, 439; suggestion that

goods are spurious, 440; evidence of damage, 441; the threat or

warning must be bond fide, 442. Misleading report of a trade-

mark action, 442. True statements are not libellous, 443. Publi-

cation of an apology, 443. Statements, pending proceedings, may

be contempt of Court, 443; although published in reply, 444;

undertaking as to damages, 445; contempts by editors of news-

papers, 445. Injunctions to restrain trade-libels, 446; interlocu-

tory injunctions, 446. The right of action survives to executors,

447.

CHAPTER XIX.

TRADE-SECRET AND TRADE-NAME ........448-453

Use of the trade-name of a secret preparation, 448. The use of the

name or secret may be a breach of contract or of confidence, 449.

Summary of the leading cases of trade-secret, 450; Prince Albert

v. Strange; Morison v. Moat, 450; other examples, 451. The

jurisdiction rests on implied contract, 452; Reuter's Telegram Co.

v. Byron, 452. No injunction where no threat to use the informa-

tion, 453.

CHAPTER XX.

REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

TRADE-MARKS.

.454-459

Book II.

The Criminal Law of False Marking.

CHAPTER I.

PAGES

THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1887 (50 & 51

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.460-539

VICT. C. 28)

Section 2-Offences against the Act, 462. Offences by a corporation

or partnership, 463.

Forging trade-marks, 465; trade-mark, 465; what constitutes forgery

of a trade-mark, 468; assent of the proprietor, 470; mark nearly

resembling a trade-mark, 471; falsifying a genuine trade-mark,

472.

Falsely applying a trade-mark to goods, 472; what constitutes an

application to goods, 474; what is a false application, 474.

Applying a false trade description to goods, 475; the Act does not ex-

tend to false descriptions of quality, 475.

TRADE DESCRIPTION, 476; not a verbal description, 476; words

forming part of the goods, 478; a trade-mark may be a trade

description, 479; number, measure, weight, 479; place or country

of origin, 480; material, "patent," 483; custom of the trade,

485; Customs entry, 486.

WHAT IS A FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION, 487; false in a material

respect, 488; alteration of trade description, 491; application of

false trade description, 491; false names and initials, 493; blind

names, 497; conventional or generic description, 498.

Causing an offence to be committed, 500; master and servant, 500;

persons employed, 502; accessories, 504; offences committed

abroad, 504.

Defences under section 2 (1), 505; proof of innocence, 505; intent

to defraud, 507; giving information as to principal offender, 509;

evidence of defendant, 509.

Sale or possession of falsely-marked goods, 510.

Defences under section 2 (2), 511; giving information as to principal

offender, 512.

Punishment, 513; forfeiture and destruction of the goods, 514, 522.

Prosecution, 514; official prosecutions, 515; right to be tried by

indictment, 516; limitation of time, 517; Vexatious Indictment

Act applies, 517; costs, 518; appeal, 519.

SAVING OF OTHER PROCEEDINGS, 520.

SEARCH WARRANT, 520.

MARKS ON WATCH CASES, 522.

Prohibitions on Importation, 526; The International Conventions,

529; only marked goods are affected, 530.

GOODS FORFEITABLE UNDER SECTION 2..531; goods bearing

English words or names, 532.

GOODS OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURE BEARING BRITISH OR IRISH

K.

b

PAGES

TRADE-MARKS OR NAMES, 532; Customs register of names and

marks, 534; "made in Germany," 534; goods in transit, 535;

goods bearing the name of a place in the United Kingdom, 535;

Customs regulations, 536; proceedings against Customs officers,

538.

1. The Patents, Designs, and Trade-Marks Act, 1883, as amended

by the Act of 1888, so far as it relates to trade-marks, 547.

2. The Patents, Designs and Trade-Marks Act, 1888..579.

3. The Trade-Marks Registration Acts, 1875-1877 (now repealed),

587.

4. The Rules of 1890..595. Table of fees, 606. Schedule of forms,

607. Classes of goods, 618.

5. Instructions to persons who wish to register trade-marks, 624.

6. Precedents of forms on an opposed application to register a trade-

mark and on appeal, 635.

7. Notice of motion to rectify the register, 642.

8. Precedents of pleadings in actions for infringement and passing

off, 643.

9. Forms of orders in trade-mark cases and cases analogous thereto,

648.

10. Foreign states and British possessions to which sect. 103 of the

Act of 1883 is applied, 656.

11. The International Convention, 658.

PART II.

12. The Merchandise Marks Act, 1887..666.

13. The Merchandise Marks Act, 1891..677.

14. General Orders under the Merchandise Marks Act, 678. Order

in Council as to marks on watch-cases, 695.

15. Errors in trade descriptions of measure allowed under the Indian

M. M. A., 705.

16. Regulations under the Act of 1891 as to prosecutions by the

Board of Trade, 707.

17. Forms of indictment and informations, 708.

18. Statutes requiring particular classes of goods to be marked in a

specified manner, 710.

INDEX

715

TABLE OF CASES

AND REFERENCES TO CONTEMPORARY REPORTS.

*.* Words and names of marks occurring in many of the decided

cases will be found inserted in the Index, with cross-references

to the Table of Cases.

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PAGE

ABBOTT v. The Bakers', &c. Association, Ld., W. N. (1872) 31 - 192

Abernethy v. Hutchinson, 3 L. J. Ch. O. S. 214

451

Accident, Disease, and General Insurance Co. Ld.; Accident

Insurance Co., Ld. v.

Accident Insurance Co., Ld. v. The Accident, Disease, and

General Insurance Co., Ld., W. N. (1884) 191; 54 L. J. Ch.

104; 51 L. T. 597

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398

248, 249, 342

151, 226

Adams' Tm., 9 R. P. C. 174; 66 L. T. 610 -
Ainslie & Co.'s Tm., 4 R. P. C. 212
Ainsworth v. Walmsley, L. R. 1 Eq. 518; 35 L. J. Ch. 352; 14
L. T. (N. S.) 220; 14 W. R. 363; 12 Jur. (N. S.) 205--368,

386, 393, 403

Albert (Prince) v. Strange, 1 Mac. & G. 25; 2 De G. & Sm. 652;
18 L. J. Ch. 120; 12 L. T. 367, 441; 13 L. T. 341; 13 Jur.
45, 109, 507 -

Aleploglu; Gout v.

Alpine Tm., 29 C. D. 877; 54 L. J. Ch. 727; 53 L. T. 79; 33

W. R. 725

85, 142, 143, 149, 150, 152

American Leather Cloth Co.; Leather Cloth Co. v.
American Tobacco Co. v. Guest, (1892) 1 Ch. 630; 9 R. P. C.
218; 61 L. J. Ch. 242; 66 L. T. 257; 40 W. R. 364

Anchor Tube Co.; Selby v.

- 318,

359, 366, 519

Anderson's Case, 17 C. D. 373

Anderson's Tm., 54 L. J. Ch. 1084; affirming 26 C. D. 409; 53

L. J. Ch. 664; 32 W. R. 677

243

76, 123, 129, 217

Anderson v. Liebig's Extract of Meat Co., 45 L. T. 757 - 440, 442

Andrews v. Barnes, 39 C. D. 133

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Anglesea Colliery Co., Re, L. R. 1 Ch. 551

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Anglo-Swiss, &c. Co. v. Metcalf, 31 C. D. 454; 3 R. P. C. 28 ;

55 L. J. Ch. 463; 34 W. R. 345

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243

531

- 187, 200, 201, 207, 235, 327

Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. v. The Swiss Condensed Milk

Co., W. N. (1871) 163

Apollinaris Co.'s Tm., (1891) 2 Ch.
L. J. Ch. 625; 65 L. T. 6 - 8, 60, 61, 81, 110, 111, 112, 124, 138,
148, 151, 152, 172, 206, 214, 215, 221, 229,
230, 255, 263, 302, 303, 304, 343, 344, 346

Apollinaris Co.; Fisher v.

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Apollinaris Co. v. Herrfeldt, 4 R. P. C. 478; 4 Times L. R. 9-208,
260, 304, 321, 353, 354, 414, 467
Apollinaris Co. v. Snook, 7 R. P. C. 474
304, 355
Arbenz' Tm., 35 C. D. 248; 4 R. P. C. 143; 56 L. J. Ch. 524;
56 L. T. 252; 35 W. R. 527; 3 Times L. R. 460

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81, 84,

142, 145, 201, 202, 229, 245

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Archbold v. Sweet, 1 M. & R. 162; 5 C. & P. 219

Argentino, L. R. 13 P. D. 191; 57 L. J. P. D. & A. 25

Armstead; Betts v.

Army and Navy Co-operative Society, Ld. v. The Junior Army

and Navy Stores, Ld., Seb. Dig. p. 393

Arnaud; Barry v.

Atkins' Tm., 3 R. P. C. 164; 1 Times L. R. 657; 2 Times L. R.

543

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Atkins; Schweitzer v.

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399

- 138, 139

Attorney-General v. The North Metropolitan Tramways Co.,

(1892) 3 Ch. 70

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Attorney-General for New South Wales; Macleod v.

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374

- 398, 399

Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Co. v. The Australian

and New Zealand Mortgage Co., W. N. (1880) 6

Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Co.; Australian Mort-

gage, Land, and Finance Co. v.

Australian Wine Co., Re, 61 L. T. 427, n.

Australian Wine Importers' Tm., 41 C. D. 278; 6 R. P. C. 311;

58 L. J. Ch. 380; 60 L. T. 436; 37 W. R. 578

Avril, Re, Sebastian, 3rd ed. 404

Badman; Pinto v.

Baird; Walker v.

Baker; Lawrie v.

Baker v. Rawson, 45 C. D. 519; 8 R. P. C. 89; 60 L. J. Ch.

Banks v. Gibson, 34 Beav. 566; 34 L. J. Ch. 591; 11 Jur. (N.

S.) 680; 13 W. R. 1012; 6 N. R. 373

Barber v. Manico, 10 R. P. C. 93

82, 180, 241, 280

Barlow v. Johnson, 7 R. P. C. 395; W. N. (1890) 110 146, 147,

Barnett v. Leuchars, 13 L. T. (N. S.) 495; 14 W. R. 166 -

Barrow's Tm., 5 C. D. 353; 46 L. J. Ch. 450, 725; 36 L. T.

N. S. 291, 780; 25 W. R. 407, 564

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