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But no: seemingly the people of East Riding acquired a taste Townend’s sludge, and this came to the attention of Warnink who owned the [[Advoccat]] trademark. He took to the courts and eventually found Lord Diplock in the Court of Appeal, who, in finding for the Dutchman, established five criteria for a claim of “extended” passing off. There must be (1) a misrepresentation, made (2) by a trader in the course of trade, (3) to prospective consumers of his goods or services, which is both (4) ''[[calculated]]''<ref>i.e., ''likely''.</ref> to injure the business or goodwill of another merchant, and (5) in fact actually does so. | But no: seemingly the people of East Riding acquired a taste Townend’s sludge, and this came to the attention of Warnink who owned the [[Advoccat]] trademark. He took to the courts and eventually found Lord Diplock in the Court of Appeal, who, in finding for the Dutchman, established five criteria for a claim of “extended” passing off. There must be (1) a misrepresentation, made (2) by a trader in the course of trade, (3) to prospective consumers of his goods or services, which is both (4) ''[[calculated]]''<ref>i.e., ''likely''.</ref> to injure the business or goodwill of another merchant, and (5) in fact actually does so. | ||
This has subsequently been simplified a bit, but not in amusing circumstances, so if you want to know more about that, you’ll have to | This has subsequently been simplified a bit, but not in amusing circumstances, so if you want to know more about that, you’ll have to Google it. {{cite|Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd|Borden|1990|1AllER|893}} | ||
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