BATTS neither Generic nor Infringed!
Have just received the Court of Appeal judgment in the long-running Batts case: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZCA/2015/602.html The Court upheld the High Court that the term “batts” had not become a common name in general public use. However, it confirmed that Knauf’s use of the word “batts” on its product packaging was not an infringement and reversed the earlier […]
The Batts Trade Mark Case
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s finding that the term “batts” had not become a common name in general public use. See http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11562097 However, it confirmed that the defendant, Knauf’s use of the word “batts” on its product packaging was not an infringement and reversed the earlier finding that use of “batts” on Knauf’s […]
