Open AccessNARROWING OF THE “OWN NAME” DEFENCE Hotel Cipriani SRL v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Limited [2008] EWHC 3032 (Ch); [2010] EWCA Civ 110; [2013] EWHC 70 (Ch)
Author(s) -
Darren Subramanien
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
obiter (port elizabeth. online)/obiter (port elizabeth)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-555X
pISSN - 1682-5853
DOI - 10.17159/obiter.v36i1.11693
Subject(s) - appeal , high court , law , medicine , political science
In Hotel Cipriani SRL v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Limited ([2008] EWHC 3032 (Ch)) the High Court granted an injunction prohibiting the use of the name “Cipriani” for a restaurant in London. This decision was later upheld by the Court of Appeal ([2010] EWCA Civ 110). The parties then returned to Court to address claims for breach of that injunction ([2013] EWHC 70 (Ch)). This judgment is important as it provides South African courts with valuable insight as to the interpretation of the “own name” defence.