PRG WATCH MANUFACTURING LIMITED vs. JOSEPH ATTAKORA [2013]DLHC3885

Date	2013-10-17
Suit No.	NO.MISC/22/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC3885

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

MR. ANKOMAH MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

MS. AMA ASENSO FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2013]DLHC3885
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRG WATCH MANUFACTURING
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH ATTAKORA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO.MISC/22/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 17TH OCTOBER, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ANKOMAH MENSAH FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff sought the reliefs set
out below by its amended writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 22/11/2012:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
injunction to restrain the Defendants either by themselves, servants, agents or
otherwise however from infringing registered Trade Marks No. 40484 LAURINE, No.
40483 PRG LUV KUSH, No. 40485 RAYMAN WIN, No. 40523 ANNE KRAMAR and No. 40522
PROMADO all in international Class 14 and from importing, selling or otherwise
using any of the Plaintiff’s trade marks or any other mark confusingly similar
to the trade marks mentioned herein<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Delivery
up for destruction upon oath of all watches bearing the Plaintiff’s
aforementioned trade marks in the defendant’s possession the sale of which by
the defendants shall constitute a breach of the foregoing injunction.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the defendant’s by the action of putting up on the market
imitated brands bearing the registered trade marks of the Plaintiff amounted to
‘passing off’ of the Plaintiff’s brands.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for the seizure and destruction of the injuring goods in the possession,
custody or control of the defendants and or their agents, distributors, resellers,
workmen, assigns or whomsoever authorized by them or at any port of entry into
Ghana<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for the verification on oath that the defendants have no longer in their
custody, possession , or control of any of the said offending products more particularly
described in the plaintiff’s statement of claim,. <o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages for ‘passing off” and unfair competition.<o:p></o:p>g.