HAMTA & SONS LIMITED (PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/APPELLANT) vs. AFUA KONADU AND REGISTER GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, KUMASI (DEFENDANTS/RESPS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7775

HAMTA & SONS LIMITED (PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/APPELLANT) vs. AFUA KONADU AND REGISTE... [2019]DLCA7775

Date	2019-10-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/34/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7775

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

KEN ANKU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

STEPHEN KOOMSON FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLCA7775
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HAMTA &amp;
SONS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>AFUA KONADU
AND REGISTER GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, KUMASI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.H1/34/2019&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
29TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KEN
ANKU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
KOOMSON FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>WELBOURNE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the decision or ruling of the High Court, Sunyani, dated the 16th day of November, 2018.<o:p></o:p>THE BACKGROUND OF THE CASE:<o:p></o:p>The backgroundof the case is that, on 17th July, 2017, the Plaintiff/Appellant
issued a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against the 1st Defendant/Respondent
and one other person seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Plaintiff continues to
package, market, distribute and sell its “MINAZEN” spices without any interference
from the 1st Defendant, her servants, agents, workmen, distributors, sellers,
assigns or otherwise howsoever described.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An injunction to restrain the 1stDefendant
whether acting by herself, her servants, agents, workmen or otherwise howsoever
described from interfering with Plaintiff’s legitimate business, whether by the
use of the word mark “MINAZEN” or the word colourably similar thereto or
otherwise howsoever described or enabling, assisting, procuring or authorizing
any person other than the Plaintiff to do any of the acts aforesaid.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>c)