17 Jun 2004
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO v. THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Citation
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO v. THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL107/2003
The Registrar lawfully refused the s.23 amendment because s.23 is principally directed at preventing copying/piracy of foreign registered marks and there was no allegation or evidence of copying; the Registrar lawfully refused to admit the statutory declarations under r.27 because they were not strictly in reply, were self‑serving and had no evidential weight, and under r.28 because the evidence should have been filed earlier and r.28 is not a catch‑up provision; accordingly the Registrar did not act outside his powers and the judicial review applications fail.