Law students studying tort and trademark law
Preparing for an LLB Intellectual Property exam on passing off
The Passing Off mind map template, created by Ruslan Nurullaev for the LLB (UoL) Intellectual Property module, covers over 300 nodes across six major branches: Characteristics, Requirements, Defences, Examples, Foreign C and well-known TM, and Future of passing off. This comprehensive cheat sheet explores the flexible and theory-lacking nature of passing off, which protects unregistered trademarks and is often pleaded alongside trademark infringement, as seen in cases like Easy Jet v British Airways. Key nodes include 'Reckitt v Borden' outlining the three-part test (goodwill, misrepresentation, damage), and 'Advocaat - Ld Diplock' listing five elements for a claim. The template also delves into classical and extended passing off, defences such as 'no common field of activity', and the impact of the 1994 Trade Marks Act on celebrity endorsement. This mind map serves as an essential study aid for law students and practitioners navigating the complexities of passing off law.
利用規約Preparing for an LLB Intellectual Property exam on passing off
Drafting a legal argument that includes passing off as an alternative to trademark infringement
Analyzing a potential passing off claim involving unregistered trademarks or get-up
Launch the Xmind file to navigate the six major branches covering characteristics, requirements, and defenses of passing off.
Click on specific nodes like the three-part test or case examples to reveal over 300 detailed sub-nodes and legal precedents.
Customize the map with your own notes before exporting it as a PDF or image for your intellectual property revision.
The test requires the claimant to establish (1) goodwill or reputation, (2) misrepresentation by the defendant, and (3) damage suffered by the claimant as a result.
Lord Diplock's five elements are: misrepresentation, made by a trader in the course of trade, to prospective or ultimate customers, calculated to injure another's business, and causing actual or likely damage to goodwill.
This defence applies when the claimant and defendant are in different lines of business, as in Annabel's (Berkeley Square) v Schock, where a nightclub and a dance school were not in the same field.
Reverse passing off occurs when the defendant misleads customers by showing them the claimant's catalogue while implying the goods were made by the defendant.
The 'Foreign C and well-known TM' branch covers actions for foreign claimants and references well-known trademarks under section 56 of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
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