Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
TRADE PRACTICES - misleading or deceptive conduct - passing off - whether charitable organisation's use of name "seeing eye" was misleading or deceptive or appropriated the reputation of another charitable organisation - whether phrase "seeing eye" or "seeing eye dog" distinctive of applicant - whether phrase "seeing eye" or "seeing eye dog" descriptive.
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 53. 10th Cantanae Pty Ltd v Shoshana Pty Ltd (1987) 79 ALR 299 (FCA/FC), cited. Attorney General; ex rel Elisha v Holy Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East (Assyrian) (1989) 37 NSWLR 293, cited. British Legion v British Legion Club (Street) Ltd (1931) 48 RPC 555 (Ch D/Farwell J), considered. Conagra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 (FC), cited. Dial-An-Angel Pty Ltd v Sagitaur Services Systems Pty Ltd (1990) 96 ALR 181 (FCA/Wilcox J), cited. Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 (FCA/FC), considered. Dr Barnardo's Homes v Barnardo Amalgamated Industries Ltd (1949) 66 RPC 103 (Ch D/Vaisey J), cited. Equity Access Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 16 IPR 431 (FCA/Hill J), followed. Erven Warnink BV v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd [1979] AC 731, considered. Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82 (FC), cited. Holy Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East (Assyrian) v Attorney General; ex rel Elisha (1990) 18 NSWLR 291, followed. Hornsby Building Information Centre v Sydney Building Information Centre (1978) 147 CLR 216, cited. McCain International Ltd v Country Fair Foods Ltd [1981] RPC 69 (CA), cited. Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd (No 2) (1984) 156 CLR 414, cited. Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191, cited. Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 (FCA/FC), followed. The Cellular Clothing Company Ltd v Maxton & Murray [1899] AC 326, cited. The Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1964) 109 CLR 407, cited.
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