Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 170
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – claims of misleading or deceptive conduct and passing off – whether appellant's connection with name 'Mythbusters' sufficient to establish reputation – name broadly descriptive, not distinctive to appellant – class of addressees is ordinary members of the television viewing public – temporary or commercially irrelevant misapprehension of association due to use of name not misleading or deceptive conduct.
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52
Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd 71 IPR 466 upheld .au Domain Administration Ltd v Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd (2004) 207 ALR 521 cited Angelides v James Stedman Hendersons Sweets Ltd (1927) 40 CLR 43 cited Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 considered Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian and Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 Conagra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 applied Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Limited [2007] EWHC 1251 (Ch) considered Lumley Life Ltd v IOOF of Victoria Friendly Society (1990) 16 IPR 316 cited Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 cited Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 considered ANDREW KNIGHT v BEYOND PROPERTIES PTY LTD (ACN 002 861 458), BEYOND INTERNATIONAL LTD (ACN 003 174 409), DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INC, THE SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE CORPORATION (ABN 91 314 398 574), FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD (ACN 068 671 938) AND BEYOND PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD (ACN 003 433 216) NSD 300 OF 2007
FRENCH, TAMBERLIN AND RARES JJ
19 NOVEMBER 2007
SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 300 OF 2007
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