Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCAFC 76

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCAFC 76 Appeal from: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 986

File number: NSD 2154 of 2013

Judges: NICHOLAS, YATES AND WIGNEY JJ

Date of judgment: 1 June 2016

Catchwords: COSTS – where appellants only partially successful in proceeding for copyright infringement and trade mark infringement – where appellants successful against various respondents for trade mark infringement but not copyright infringement – where declarations and injunctive relief granted but no damages or other pecuniary relief awarded – apportionment of costs – relevant principles – appellants ordered to pay proportion of various respondents' costs – other respondent ordered to pay proportion of appellants' costs excluding any costs that solely relate to appellants' claims against other respondents

Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 115(4) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52

Cases cited: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 22 Commissioner of Taxation v AusNet Transmission Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 124 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (Solar Tint case) (1993) 26 IPR 261 EMI Songs Australia Pty Limited v Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 92 Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries Inc (No 2) (2013) 103 IPR 395 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd (2011) 91 IPR 482 Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 University of New South Wales v Moorhouse (1975) 133 CLR 1