Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 181
TRADE PRACTICES – TORT – misleading and deceptive conduct – passing off – appellant sells and promotes energy drink overseas using a mark – respondents commence using that mark in Australia without licence – whether primary Judge's approach to determining whether appellant's energy drink has reputation in Australia was correct. Held: it was not – matter be remitted to the primary Judge
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Ltd (2008) 75 IPR 505 reversed .au Domain Administration Ltd v Domain Names Australia Pty Limited (2004) 207 ALR 521 cited 10th Cantanae Pty Ltd v Shoshana Pty Limited (1987) 79 ALR 299 cited Cadbury-Schweppes Pty Limited v Pub Squash Co Pty Limited (1980) 32 ALR 387 cited Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Limited (2007) 159 FCR 359 considered ConAgra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 cited Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Limited v Sydney Building Information Centre Limited (1978) 140 CLR 216 considered Lumley Life Ltd v IOOF of Victoria Friendly Society (1989) 16 IPR 316 considered National Exchange Pty Ltd v Australian Securities & Investments Commission (2004) 61 IPR 420 cited Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd (2007) 242 ALR 586 cited HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY v BICKFORDS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 053 240 261) and MEAK PTY LTD (ACN 088 219 363)
VID 241 of 2008
TAMBERLIN, FINKELSTEIN AND SIOPIS JJ
14 november 2008
MELBOURNE IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 241 of 2008
ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY
Appellant
AND: BICKFORDS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 053 240 261)
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