Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
K-Aire Pty Ltd v Polyaire Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC 310 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – designs – air conditioning outlet director part – validity – method or principle of construction – infringement – obvious imitation – fraudulent imitation – essential features of the design DESIGNS – finding of fraudulent imitation where no finding of obvious imitation –relevance of findings of insubstantial differences in relation to obvious imitation when determining fraudulent imitation – insubstantial differences to disguise copying – disguise – deliberate copying – imitation – absence of novel features of the registered design in the allegedly infringing article
Designs Act 1906 (Cth) ss 4, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27A, 30, 31, 32, 32B, 33, 39, 40I Dart Industries Inc v Décor Corporation Pty Ltd (1989) 15 IPR 403 applied Firmagroup Australia Pty Ltd v Byrne & Davidson Doors (Vic) Pty Ltd (1986) 11 FCR 415 applied Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Products Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 100 FCR 90 applied L J Fisher & Company Ltd v Fabtile Industries Pty Ltd (1978) 1A IPR 565 applied Lift Verkaufsgerate GmbH v Fischer Plastics Pty Ltd (1993) 27 IPR 187 applied Malleys Limited v J W Tomlin Pty Limited (1961) 180 CLR 120 applied Rosedale Associated Manufacturers Ltd v Airfix Products Ltd [1956] RPC 360 cited Turbo Tek Enterprises Inc v Sperling Enterprises Pty Ltd (1989) 23 FCR 331 referred to Russell-Clarke, Copyright in Industrial Designs, Pitman, London, 1st edn, 1930
K-AIRE PTY LTD ACN 074 842 265, KEMALEX PTY LTD ACN 007 564 918,
RICHARD KEMPLEY COLEBATCH, BRUCE VICTOR BENFIELD,
K-AIRE SALES PTY LTD ACN 080 946 505, K-AIRE WHOLESALE PTY LTD
ACN 080 946 498, CONNECT AIRE PTY LTD ACN 079 795 789,
T & S MANUFACTURING PTY LTD ACN 079 795 814, ACN 079 795 814 PTY LTD V POLYAIRE PTY LTD
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