Oakley Inc v Oslu Import & Export Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 700

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Oakley Inc v Oslu Import and Export Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 700

DESIGNS - importation and offering for sale of sunglasses - whether such glasses infringed registered designs - whether allegedly infringing glasses were actually supplied by respondents. TRADE MARKS - importation and offering for sale of sunglasses - whether such glasses infringed registered trademarks - whether allegedly infringing glasses were actually supplied by respondents. Designs Act 1906 (Cth), s 21(1), s 30(1), s 32B(1) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), s 10 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52, s 53(c), s 53(d) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), s 36(1) Hecla Foundry Co v Walker Hunter & Co (1889) 14 App Cas 550 Firmagroup Australia Pty Ltd v Byrne & Davidson Doors (Vic) Pty Ltd (1986) 6 IPR 377 Dart Industries Inc v Decor Corporation Pty Ltd (1989) 15 IPR 403 Malleys Ltd v J W Tomlin Pty Ltd (1961) 180 CLR 120 Wanem Pty Ltd v Tekiela (1990) 19 IPR 435 Lift Verkaufsgerate GmbH v Fischer Plastics Pty Ltd (1993) 27 IPR 187 Autocaps (Aust) Pty Ltd v Pro-Kit Pty Ltd (1999) 46 IPR 339 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Microsoft Corp v Auschina Polaris Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 225 Mentmore Manufacturing Co Ltd v National Merchandising Manufacturing Co Inc (1978) 89 DLR (3d) 195 Trevor Ivory Ltd v Anderson [1992] 2 NZLR 517 Williams v Natural Life Health Foods Ltd [1998] 2 All ER 577 Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 OAKLEY INC v OSLU IMPORT AND EXPORT PTY LTD & ANOR VG 665 of 1998 FINN J MELBOURNE 30 MAY 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 665 OF 1998

BETWEEN: OAKLEY INC

APPLICANT

AND: OSLU IMPORT AND EXPORT PTY LTD

FIRST RESPONDENT

GUO QIANG TAO

SECOND RESPONDENT