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1、FACVNo.26of2008INTHECOURTOFFINALAPPEALOFTHEHONGKONGSPECIALADMINISTRATIVEREGIONFINALAPPEALNO.26OF2008(CIVIL)(ONAPPEALFROMCACVNO.291OF2006)_____________________INTHEMATTERofSections52,53and57oftheTradeMarksOrdinance,Cap.559oftheLawsofHongKongandINTHEMATTERofHongKongTradeMarkNos.300065196for“PIN

2、GAN”and300065213for“平安”registeredinClasses 16,35,36,38,41and42inthenameof中國平安保險(集團)股份有限公司(“theRespondent”)andINTHEMATTERofanapplicationbyPINGANSECURITIESLIMITED(“theApplicant”)foradeclarationofinvalidityoftheregistrationofHongKongTradeMarkNos.300065196inClass36and300065213inClass36and/orforre

3、ctificationoftheRegisterofTradeMarksinrespectthereof_____________________Between:PINGANSECURITIESLIMITEDApplicant(Appellant)and中國平安保險(集團)股份有限公司Respondent(Respondent)_____________________Court:MrJusticeBokharyPJ,MrJusticeChanPJ,MrJusticeRibeiroPJ,MrJusticeLittonNPJandMrJusticeGaultNPJDatesofHe

4、aring:22and23April2009DateofJudgment:12May2009JUDGMENTMrJusticeBokharyPJ:1.IagreewiththejudgmentofMrJusticeGaultNPJandwouldthereforeallowtheappealwithcostshereandbelow.Notinregardtothemeritsbutinconnectionwiththepreparationofthepapers,weindicatedatthehearingthatwewouldconsidercallingupontheap

5、pellant’ssolicitorstoshowcauseunderOrder 62rule 8oftheRulesoftheHighCourt.Wehavedecidednottoadoptthatcourse.WhywehadcontemplateditappearsfromthejudgmentofMrJusticeLittonNPJ.MrJusticeChanPJ:2.IagreewiththejudgmentofMrJusticeGaultNPJ.MrJusticeRibeiroPJ:3.IagreewiththejudgmentofMrJusticeGaultNPJ

6、.MrJusticeLittonNPJ:4.IagreewithMrJusticeGaultNPJandwishtoelaboratebrieflyupontheaspectofthecasementionedinpara.42ofhisjudgment.5.Itisneverappropriateforacourttoembarkuponanindependentsearchforevidence,whateverformthattakes.TohavedonesoastheCourtofAppealdidinthiscasewasquiteirregular.1.Inthis

7、CourtMr JohnYanSC,withadmirablerestraint,submittedthattheirregularityhadcastashadowofprejudiceovertheproceedings;thisdistortedtheresult.Thereismuchstrengthinthissubmission.ButastheirregularityhasnotbeenputforwardbyCounselasanindependentground