Crocodile International Pte Ltd v Lacoste - [2017] 1 NZLR 679

Trade marks and trade names — Appeals — Role of appellate court — Observations.

Trade marks and trade names — Removal from register — Non-use — Whether marks used altered distinctive character — Approach of court to determining distinctive character — Whether test different when elements removed from when elements added — Role of popular reputation — Whether residual discretion not to remove from register — Role of appellate court — Policy reasons for removal — Trade Marks Act 2002, ss 7(1)(a), 66.