Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 25 (Nov)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Peter Smith J

Representation Simon Malynicz (instructed by Denton Wilde Sapte) for the claimant.
  The defendant appeared in person.
Judgment Dates: 4 November 2003

Catchwords

Trade names - Passing off - Summary judgment - No reasonable prospect of success - CPR Pt 24.

The Case

The claimant's application for summary judgment, under CPRPt24, in its claim for passing off made against the defendant and for the transfer of the defendant's web sites domain name was allowed on the basis that the web sites had been created with the intention of deceiving the public and that the matters raised by the defendant were not a defence to the claim for passing off.

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