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Conclusions
Conclusion
Both of the defendants’ applications, one for a declaration that the AC Cobra Mark was invalidly registered and the other that it should be revoked for non-use, are dismissed. The claimants’ claim of infringement of the AC Cobra Mark was abandoned.
- Heading
- Judge Hacon
- The broad issues
- The witness
- The law on trade mark validity
- The issues arising from the application for a declaration of invalidity
- Whether CSL is a licensee under the Ford Cobra Marks
- Statutory requirements of a trade mark licence
- Construction of a written licence
- Discussion
- Whether the use provisions of s.47 were satisfied
- Genuine use under s.47 (2B)
- Discussion
- Whether either s.5(2) or 5(3) obtains
- Section 5(2)
- Section 5(3)
- Whether Ford acquiesced in the use of the AC Cobra Mark under s.46(1)
- The law
- Discussion
- Whether the AC Cobra Mark stands to be revoked for non-use
- Conclusions