Passing off
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For other uses of this and related terms, see Pass (disambiguation).
Passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trade mark rights. The tort of passing off protects the goodwill of a trader from misrepresentation.
The examples and perspective in this article discusses law in the United Kingdom may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (February 2014) |
The law of passing off prevents one trader from misrepresenting goods or services as being the goods and services of another, and also prevents a trader from holding out his or her goods or services as having some association or connection with another when this is not true.