Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31

Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31

This recent UK Supreme Court decision has confirmed that the "hard line" perspective to interpreting "goodwill" in the common law action for passing off remains good law in England. There are, however, subtle hints in the judgment that going forward, the court may be prepared to...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-34822018-05-10T01:06:03Z Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31 SAW, Cheng Lim This recent UK Supreme Court decision has confirmed that the "hard line" perspective to interpreting "goodwill" in the common law action for passing off remains good law in England. There are, however, subtle hints in the judgment that going forward, the court may be prepared to consider and endorse (pragmatic) exceptions or extensions to the “hard line” in appropriate cases. 2015-09-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1530 http://journalsonline.academypublishing.org.sg/Journals/Singapore-Academy-of-Law-Journal/e-Archive/ctl/eFirstSALPDFJournalView/mid/495/ArticleId/412/Citation/JournalsOnlinePDF Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Commercial Law
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Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
description This recent UK Supreme Court decision has confirmed that the "hard line" perspective to interpreting "goodwill" in the common law action for passing off remains good law in England. There are, however, subtle hints in the judgment that going forward, the court may be prepared to consider and endorse (pragmatic) exceptions or extensions to the “hard line” in appropriate cases.
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author SAW, Cheng Lim
author_facet SAW, Cheng Lim
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title Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
title_short Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
title_full Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
title_fullStr Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
title_full_unstemmed Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: England Retains the ‘Hard Line’ for Now: Starbucks (HK) Limited v British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [2015] UKSC 31
title_sort goodwill hunting in passing off: england retains the ‘hard line’ for now: starbucks (hk) limited v british sky broadcasting group plc [2015] uksc 31
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2015
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1530
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