Campomar Sociedad, Limitada & Anor v Nike International Ltd & Anor Campomar Sociedad, Limitada & Anor v Nike International Ltd & Anor [1998] FCA 776

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA TRADE PRACTICES – misleading or deceptive conduct – use by appellants of "Nike" as name of their products – relevance of consumers' "erroneous assumption" that there was a connection between the appellants' products and the respondents – character of question as one of fact – circumstances in which injunctions will be awarded. TRADE MARKS – application for expungement of registered trade mark – whether mark wrongly remained in the Register due to use likely to deceive or cause confusion – "secondary operation" of s 28 of Trade Marks Act 1955 – whether s 28 operates in respect of post-registration conduct – whether registered proprietor of trade mark must be guilty of "blameworthy conduct" for mark to be expunged – what constitutes "blameworthy conduct" – whether conduct must cause likelihood of deception or confusion – relevance of conduct calculated to take advantage of likelihood of deception or confusion – whether applicants for expungement were "persons aggrieved" – whether applicants for expungement estopped from pursuing relief claimed. Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth), ss 22, 24, 28, 34, 61. Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 88(2)(c), 89, 250. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 75B, 80. Nike International Ltd v United Pharmaceutical Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd (1996) 35 IPR 385, affirmed. 10th Cantanae Pty Ltd v Shoshana Pty Ltd (1987) 79 ALR 299, cited. Commodore Business Machines Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1990) 92 ALR 563, cited. Hogan v Pacific Dunlop Ltd (1988) 12 IPR 225, cited. ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248, cited. Kraft Foods Inc v Gaines Pet Food Corporation (1996) 65 FCR 104, distinguished. Lego Australia Pty Ltd v Paul's (Merchants) Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 345, distinguished. McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd v McDonald's Systems of Australia Pty Ltd (1980) 49 FLR 455, distinguished. Mikasa (NSW) Pty Ltd v Festival Stores (1972) 127 CLR 617, cited. New South Wales Dairy Corporation v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 363, considered and applied. Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191, distinguished. Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177, cited. The Ritz Hotel v Charles of the Ritz Limited (1988) 15 NSWLR 158, cited. Trade Practices Commission v Glo Juice Pty Ltd (1987) 73 ALR 407, cited. World Series Cricket Pty Ltd v Parish (1977) 16 ALR 181, cited. McIlhenny Company v Blue Yonder Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 149 ALR 496, cited. R & C Products Pty Ltd v Abundant Earth Pty Ltd (1984) 55 ALR 38, cited. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v The South Australian Brewery Co. Ltd (1996) 66 FCR 451, cited. Pacific Dunlop Ltd v Hogan (1989) 23 FCR 553, cited. Berlei Hestia Industries Ltd v The Bali Company Inc (1973) 129 CLR 353, cited. Murray Goulburn Co–operative Co. Ltd v New South Wales Dairy Corporation (1990) 24 FCR 370, cited. Riv-Oland Marble Co. (Vic) Pty Ltd v Settef SpA (1988) 19 FCR 569, followed. General Electric Co. v General Electric Co. Ltd [1972] 1 WLR 729, followed. Southern Cross Refrigerating Company v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592, cited. Reckitt & Colman (Australia) Ltd v Boden (1945) 70 CLR 84, cited. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Brook (1996) 69 FCR 401, cited. Angelides v James Stedman Hendersons Sweets Ltd (1927) 40 CLR 43, cited. Radio Corporation Pty Ltd v Disney (1937) 57 CLR 448, cited. HTX International Pty Ltd v Semco Pty Ltd (1983) 49 ALR 636, cited. Re Bali Brassiere Co Inc's Registered Trade Mark and Berlei Ltd's Application (1968) 118 CLR 128, cited. New South Wales Dairy Corporation v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd (1989) 86 ALR 549, cited. Mrs Pommeroy Ld v Scalé (1906) 24 RPC 177, cited. Holt & Coy. (Leeds) Ld's Application for a Trade Mark (the "English Rose") [1957] RPC 289, cited. CAMPOMAR SOCIEDAD, LIMITADA & ANOR V NIKE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ANOR NG 741 OF 1996 CAMPOMAR SOCIEDAD, LIMITADA V NIKE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ANOR NG 839 OF 1996 JUDGES: BURCHETT, SACKVILLE AND LEHANE JJ DATE: 7 JULY 1998 PLACE: SYDNEY