Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited [2009] FCAFC 27
TRADE MARKS – whether the registered trade mark should be removed from the Register for non-use – meaning of "used…in the course of trade…by a person" – whether there was an intention to use or authorisation to use the trade mark – whether the actual use of the mark was likely to deceive or cause confusion– prospective operation of an order to remove a trade mark from the Register – infringement – deceptive similarity – goods of the same description
Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, 92, 100, 101, 120, 123, 127 Trade Marks Act 1955 - 1958 (Cth), s23(1)(b)
Blackadder v Good Roads Machinery Company Inc (1926) 38 CLR 332 applied Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Limited (1994) 120 ALR 495 applied Estex Clothing Manufacturers Pty Limited v Ellis and Goldstein Limited (1967) 116 CLR 254 followed MID Sydney Pty Ltd v Australian Tourism Co Ltd (1998) 90 FCR 236 referred to Jackson & Co v Napper (1886) 35 Ch D 162 cited Polo Textile Industries Pty Ltd v Domestic Textile Corporation Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 227 followed Re the Registered Trade Mark "Yanx" (1951) 82 CLR 199 applied Riv-Oland Marble Co (Vic) Pty Ltd v Settef SpA (1988) 19 FCR 569 discussed Settef SpA v Riv-Oland Marble Co (Vic) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 IPR 402 followed Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592 followed S & I Publishing Pty Ltd v Australian Life Saver Pty Ltd (1998) 88 FCR 354 referred to Transport Tyre Sales Pty Ltd v Montana Tyres Rims and Tubes Pty Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 421 followed
E & J GALLO WINERY v LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 596 370; LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; E & J GALLO WINERY
NSD1085 of 2008
MOORE, EDMONDS AND GILMOUR JJ
24 MARCH 2009
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