Please note: The speech quoted is Lord Parker's.
Facts
Gamage advertised and sold old, inferior footballs made by Spalding as if they were Spalding's new improved balls.
Issue
What interest does protect?
Held
Gamage was liable.
Principle
Passing off protects the property in the business or likely to be injured by (Lord Parker).
Why it matters
Defines the interest protected.
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A G Spalding & Bros v A W Gamage Ltd (1915) 32 RPC 273 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/spalding-v-gamage> accessed 31 October 2026
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