Spalding v Gamage
| AG Spalding and Bros v AW Gamage Ltd | |
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 1915 |
| Citation | (1915) 84 LJ Ch 449, (1915) 113 LT 198, (1915) 31 TLR 328, (1914-1915) All E.R. Rep 147, (1915) 32 RPC 273 |
| Case history | |
| Related action | Trademark Law |
| Case opinions | |
| passing off | |
| Keywords | |
| Tort law | |
AG Spalding and Bros v AW Gamage Ltd, (1915) 84 LJ Ch 449, (1915) 113 LT 198, (1915) 31 TLR 328, [1914-15] All ER Rep 147, (1915) 32 RPC 273, is a leading decision of the House of Lords on the tort of passing off. The Court established a three-part test for a successful claim of passing off. First, the claimant's product must have goodwill. Second, there must be a misrepresentation by the defendant's product, and third, there must be damages inflicted upon the claimant.