Mid Sydney Pty Ltd v The Australian Tourism Co Ltd & Ors [1998] FCA 185

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

TRADE MARKS - applicant registered as owner of trade mark "Chifley Tower" in connection with leasing, building and property management applied to restrain respondents from carrying on a business of managing hotels using the name "Chifley" - whether use of part of the trade mark, being the name of a former prime minister constituted an infringement - whether conduct misleading or deceptive where none related to specific building in Sydney CBD.

Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 10, 120, 234 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52

Mark Foy's Limited v Davies Coop and Company Limited (1956) 95 CLR 190 - applied Australian Woollen Mills Limited v F S Walton and Co Limited (1937) 58 CLR 641 - applied Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Limited (1953) 91 CLR 592 - applied Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511 - cons. F H Faulding & Co Limited v Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (1965) 112 CLR 537 - cons. NG 861 of 1997 MID SYDNEY PTY LTD v THE AUSTRALIAN TOURISM COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS NG 861 of 1997

HILL J

SYDNEY

11 MARCH 1998

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 861 of 1997

BETWEEN: mid sydney pty ltd (acn 003 942 514)

Applicant

AND: the australian tourism company limited (acn 066 632 276)

First Respondent

the international college of tourism and hotel management pty limited (acn 003 144 045)

Second Respondent

touraust corporation pty limited (acn 057 599 461) and touraust hotels pty limited (acN 065 297 403)

Third Respondents

the australian tourism company limited

first cross claimant

the international college of tourism and hotel management pty limited