Digi International Inc. v Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd

Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Grounds for refusal of registration — s 8(2)(b) of the Trade Marks Act — Whether the word “DIGI” is inherently distinctive; Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Registration — Whether a co-existence agreement constitutes consent to the registration of a trade mark under s 8(9) of the Trade Marks Act; Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Grounds for refusal of registration — Passing off — Whether registration or prior use of trade marks reduce the likelihood of confusion in misrepresentation — Well known trade mark — Application to register trade mark made in bad faith