The Merchandise Marks Act 1887: With Special Reference to the Importation Sections and the Customs Regulations and Orders Made Thereunder

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Stevens, 1888 - Trademarks - 132 pages

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Page 39 - ... as to any goods being the subject of an existing patent, privilege, or copyright, and the use of .any figure, word, or mark which, according to the custom of the trade, is commonly taken to be an indication of any of the above matters, shall be deemed to be a trade description within the meaning of this Act : The expression
Page 69 - ... of goods the importation of which is prohibited by this section, and the conditions, if any, to be fulfilled before such detention and forfeiture, and may by such regulations determine the information, notices, and security to be given, and the evidence requisite for any of the purposes of this section, and the mode of verification of such evidence.
Page 45 - Act. (2.) Every person who sells, or exposes for, or has in his possession for, sale, or any purpose of trade or manufacture, any goods or things to which any forged trade mark or false trade description is applied, or to which any trade mark or mark so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be calculated to deceive is falsely applied, as the case may be, shall, unless he proves — (a.) That having taken all reasonable precautions against committing an offence against this Act.
Page 109 - It shall be lawful for Her Majesty from time to time, by Order in Council, to revoke and vary any Order in Council made under this section.
Page 44 - ... or annexes any goods which are sold or exposed or had in possession for any purpose of sale, trade, or manufacture, in, with, or to any covering, label, reel, or other thing to which a trade mark or trade description has been applied ; or (d.
Page 66 - ... any investigation, legal proceeding or 'remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy...
Page 57 - Kingdom, that name, unless accompanied by the name of the country in which such place is situate, shall be treated for the purposes of this section as if it were the name of a place in the United Kingdom.
Page 34 - ... applies to goods any trade mark or any mark so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be calculated to deceive ; or (c) makes any die, block, machine, or other instrument for the purpose of forging...
Page 62 - ... description includes the name of a place or country, and is calculated to mislead as to the place or country where the goods to which it is applied were actually made or produced, and the goods are not actually made or produced in that place or country, this section shall not apply unless there is added to the trade description immediately before or after the name of that place or country, in an equally conspicuous manner, with that name, the name of the place or country in which the goods were...

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