Read the full judgment text of HCA 003968/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 April 1999.
1. The Plaintiff is a famous entertainer, actor and singer and the Defendant is one of the major banks in Hong Kong. At the beginning of March, 1999, the Defendant launched a promotional campaign of its credit cards and phone cards which bore, or will bear, the Plaintiff's image and likeness. The Plaintiff considers that this promotional campaign infringes his rights and brings this action in passing off against the Defendant.