Read the full judgment text of HCA 000165/1981 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 March 1982.
1. The plaintiff corporation is an established Danish manufacturer and exporter of biscuits including butter cookies. Its export reached the shores of Hong Kong as early as 1962. Henceforth, its trade flourished. Between 1970 to 1980, shipments to Hong Kong jumped from Danish Kroner 3½ million to Danish Kroner 26 million. In 1980, butter cookies production represented 66% of the plaintiff's total output. For the first 9 months in 1981, its expenditure in advertising and promotion was over HK$1 m