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The broad issues
The broad issues
The broad issues are these:
Whether AC Cobra Mark was invalidly registered pursuant to s.5(2) and/or (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (“the 1994 Act”) having regard to two earlier registered trade marks owned by Ford.
Whether the registration of the AC Cobra Mark stands to be revoked for non-use pursuant to s.46(1) of the 1994 Act.
- 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