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F W WOOLWORTH & CO (ZIMBABWE) (PVT) LTD v THE W STORE & ANOR 1998 (1) ZLR 93 (H)

1998 (1) ZLR p93

Citation

1998 (1) ZLR 93 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-25-98

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Gillespie J

Heard

17 March, 12 & 13 May 1997

Judgment

28 January 1998

Counsel

A P de Bourbon SC, for the applicant
J C Andersen SC, for the first respondent

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Delict — passing off — requirements — likelihood of deception — businesses with similar names but very different premises, clientele, quality of goods, etc — likelihood of confusion — plaintiff's reputation — goodwill — meaning — need to establish reputation and goodwill — name — use by defendant of own name — defendant's right use own name

Intellectual property — trade names — businesses with closely similar names but very different premises, goods, clientele, etc — no likelihood of confusion.

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