De Meric Ltd v Lysol Ltd - [1926] NZLR 221

Trade-mark — Manufacturer's Word-mark — Mark indicative of German Origin of Goods — Registration of Mark suspended during War — Restoration of Mark to German Proprietors by Peace Treaty — Purported Assignment of Mark and Goodwill to English Manufacturer — No Communication of any Trade Secret — Use by Assignee of Expressions representing Goods as still emanating from Former Trade Source — Assignment invalid — Mark expunged — Peace Treaty, Articles 306, 307 — Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921–22, ss 2, 87, 123.