McCulloch v Lewis A May (Produce Distributors) Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1947 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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Irvine and another v Talksport Ltd
...in 1977. Thirty years earlier, indeed, when it was contended for as a corollary of passing off law, it had been rejected in McCulloch v. Lewis A. May [1947] 2 A.E.R. 845. I would assume to reject it. In addressing the critical issue of distinctiveness there should be no a priori assumption ......
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Walt Disney Productions v. Fantasyland Hotel Inc., (1994) 154 A.R. 161 (QB)
...MacKinnon, J., had a very important point to make as he noted, at 363: "In McCulloch v. Lewis A. May (Product Distributors), Ltd. , [1947] 2 All E.R. 845, Wynn-Parry, J., said at p. 849: 'It is established beyond argument that under the law of England a man is not entitled to exclusive prop......
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CDL Hotels International Ltd v Pontiac Marina Pte Ltd
... ... of activity referred to a pronouncement of Wynn-Parry J in McCulloch v Lewis A May (Produce Distributors) Ltd [1947] 65 RPC 58 , at pp 66 and ... ...
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Others v Arcadia Group Brands Ltd and Another
...my view these cases illustrate that the law of passing off now is of greater width than as applied by Wynn-Parry J in McCulloch v Lewis A May (Produce Distributors) Ltd [1947] 2 All ER 845. If someone acquires a valuable reputation or goodwill, the law of passing off will protect it from un......
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Table of cases
...1406 (S.C.J.) ..................................... 289 McCulloch v. Lewis A. May (Produce Distributors) Ltd. (1947), 65 R.P.C. 58, [1947] 2 All E.R. 845 (Ch. D.) .......................................... 146 McKinnon v. Government of the United States of America, [2008] UKHL 59, 1 W.L.R. ......