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passing offgoodwill
Starbucks (HK) Ltd & Ors v British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc & Ors
[2012] EWHC 3074 (Ch)
Key Principle
To succeed in passing off a claimant must have protectable goodwill in the United Kingdom in the sense of a customer base here; mere reputation among UK residents (acquired, for example, through exposure abroad or over the internet) without UK customers is insufficient.
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