Zimbabwe Yellow Pages (Private) Limited v E-Directories (Private) Limited

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's trademark \"Zimbabwe Yellow Pages\" is invalid because it is generic and not capable of protection under trademark law.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent's challenge to the validity of the trademark based on the terms \"yellow pages\" and \"Zimbabwe\"."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent has infringed the applicant's registered trademark.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent's use of \"Zimbabwe Yellow Pages\" and \"zimyellowpage\" on directories and websites."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent is liable for passing off its services as those of the applicant.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent's use of similar marks and alleged confusion in the market."}

Background