Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries, Inc (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 117

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries, Inc (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 117 Citation: Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries, Inc (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 117

Appeal from: Winnebago Industries, Inc v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 785

Parties: KNOTT INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN MOTOR HOMES PTY LTD (ACN 073 625 868), COUNTRY MOTOR COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 002 189 228), SYDNEY CAMPERVAN & MOTORHOME RV CENTRE PTY LTD (ACN 112 316 560), WODONGA CAR WORLD PTY LTD (ACN 100 119 588), GEELONGWIN PTY LTD (ACN 121 112 392), HYDEN COVE PTY LTD (ACN 051 539 069), BRISBANE RV'S CARAVANS AND CAMPERS PTY LTD (ACN 102 806 520), BOLNIP PTY LTD (ACN 093 448 812), PARKLAND 1998 PTY LTD (ACN 081 503 184), WINNEBAGO ADELAIDE PTY LTD (ACN 141 042 480) and A & K CARAVANS AND MOTOR HOMES PTY LTD (ACN 100 888 748) v WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC

File number(s): NSD 1417 of 2012

Judge(s): ALLSOP CJ, COWDROY J AND JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 17 October 2013

Catchwords: TRADE AND COMMERCE – passing off and misleading and deceptive conduct – relief – effect of delay – use of name and logo – form of disclaimer – pecuniary relief COSTS – characterisation of the relative success of the parties

Cases cited: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v DAP Services (Kempsey) Pty Ltd (in liq) [2007] FCAFC 40; 157 FCR 564 discussed Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd [2011] NSWCA 342; 82 NSWLR 420 discussed Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries, Inc [2013] FCAFC 59 cited Reddaway v Banham [1896] AC 199 applied R Johnston & Co v Archibald Orr Ewing & Co (1882) 7 App Cas 219 applied Spencer v The Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; 241 CLR 118 applied Turner v General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd [1929] HCA 22; 42 CLR 352 applied Winnebago Industries, Inc v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 785 varied