VSESOTUZNOJE EXPORTO—IMPORTNOE OBJEDINENIE “RAZNORPORT” TRADE MARK APPLICATION (NO. 12877) [1966]DLSC1767

VSESOTUZNOJE EXPORTO—IMPORTNOE OBJEDINENIE “RAZNORPORT” TRADE MARK APPLICATION (... [1966]DLSC1767

Date	1966-03-16
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1966]DLSC1767

OKYERE-DARKOH J.

N. KUDJAWU FOR THE APPLICANTS.

R. KORSAH FOR THE OPPOSERS.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#548DD4;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-themetint:
153">VSESOTUZNOJE EXPORTO—IMPORTNOE OBJEDINENIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 3.25in left 396.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Times;color:#548DD4;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-themetint:
153">“RAZNORPORT” TRADE MARK APPLICATION (NO. 12877) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 3.25in left 396.75pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">[1966] GLR 247<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">DATE:</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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</span></b><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">16 MARCH 1966.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">N. KUDJAWU FOR THE APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CORAM:
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">OKYERE-DARKOH J.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">JUDGMENT OF OKYERE-DARKOH J.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">The
opponents are the registered proprietors of the trade mark No. 5243 consisting
of a label bearing the words “Pall Mall” effected on 23 April 1949 in class 45
in respect of cigarettes. It was contended by the opponents that the propounded
mark so nearly resembles their registered trade mark as to be calculated to
deceive and therefore it should not be accepted for registration. It was
submitted that the propounded mark in relation to matches is liable to cause
confusion or deception or both and would facilitate the passing off of the
applicants’ goods as the opponents product sold under the “Pall Mall” label. It
was finally submitted that the word “Palma” has geographical significance and
hence the mark is not entitled to registration under the terms of section 9 (4)
of the Trade Marks Ordinance.1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">After
careful consideration of the submissions made by both learned counsel and after
going through the affidavit in support of the opposition and the counter
statement of the applicants I do not think that the use and registration of the
mark applied for under No. 12877 by the applicants in relation to the goods in
respect of which the application is made would be calculated to deceive or
cause confusion contrary to the provisions of the Trade Marks Ordinance. “The
words `geographical name’ are not equivalent to the `name of any place,’ and a
word does not become a geographical name simply because some place on the
earth’s surface has been called by it.” See Kerly on Trade Marks (8th ed.) at
p. 95. In In re Clement &amp; Cie.’s Trade-Mark2 it was held that “St. Raphael”
was not geographical, as it was not shown that the words were adopted with the
intention of referring to any place of that name. Similarly in this case here
is no evidence that the propounded mark is connected with goods emanating from
Palma.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">For these
reasons I order that the registrar do register the mark “Palma” as applied for.
There will be 25 guineas costs inclusive of counsel’s fee against the opposers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>

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