COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
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Question
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Practice of a company illegally trading on the reputation of another company by misrepresenting its goods or services as being those of the other company.
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PASSING OFF
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INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS
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RIGHT OF FAIR USE
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MONOPOLY RIGHT
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Meaning of passing off in English the illegal act of selling a product that is similar to one that another company has legally protected by a trademark: The restaurant was found guilty of passing off, as its name and logo were too close to those of a major chain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three fundamental elements of passing off are Reputation, Misrepresentation and Damage to goodwill. These three elements are also known as the CLASSICAL TRINITY, as restated by the House of Lords in the case of Reckitt & Colman Ltd V Borden Inc .
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