Uganda Case Law

A-Plus Funeral Management Limited v A-Class Funeral Services (U) Limited and Another

A-Plus Funeral Management Limited v A-Class Funeral Services (U) Limited and Another (Civil Suit 355 of 2020) [2023] UGHCCD 186 (30 June 2023)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 355 of 2020

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The High Court held that A-Class Funeral Services (U) Ltd did not pass off as A-Plus Funeral Management Ltd and dismissed the suit, finding no misleading similarity.

• Company Name Registration
• Passing Off
• Business Goodwill
• Misrepresentation
• Corporate Identity
• Registration Negligence

Nice House of Plastic v Moses Buule (HCT-00-CC-CS 602 of 2005)

Nice House of Plastic v Moses Buule (HCT-00-CC-CS 602 of 2005) [2007] UGCommC 39 (22 April 2007)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-CC-CS 602 of 2005

The Plaintiff proved ownership of the trademarks 'NICE' and 'NICE TOOTHBRUSH' by registration. The Defendant, not being a registered user or licensee, imported and attempted to sell toothbrushes and packaging bearing identical or confusingly similar marks and get-up, as evidenced by URA documentation and physical exhibits. The similarities in branding, packaging, and labeling were so striking that they would likely deceive consumers into believing the Defendant's goods originated from the Plaintiff, thereby infringing the Plaintiff's exclusive rights and amounting to passing off. The Defendan…

Source excerpt

• Trademark Infringement
• Passing Off
• Business Goodwill
• Product Get Up