Uganda Case Law

Arcadian Tobacco Co. Ltd v John Sinclair Ltd (C.A. 5/1932.)

Arcadian Tobacco Co. Ltd v John Sinclair Ltd (C.A. 5/1932.) [1933] EACJ 1 (1 January 1933)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

C.A. 5/1932.

Judges

Sheridan, C.J. (Tanganyika)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa allowed an appeal over registration of the “Tatler” trade mark, holding the Kenya market was the relevant test for deception.

• Trade Mark Registration
• Likelihood Of Deception
• Distinctiveness Of Mark
• Concurrent User
• Burden Of Proof
• Remedies For Wrongful Registration