Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
McCallum & Co Pty Ltd v Allen Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd
[2001] FCA 488
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – Designs Act 1906 (Cth) – whether infringement of registered design – test to be applied – effect of statement of monopoly in application – whether statement of monopoly in application limits scope of design monopoly – whether fraudulent imitation – whether obvious imitation – infringement of registered design – liability as joint tortfeasor – liability of director of company and indirect licensor for infringement by company of registered design – test to be applied – relevance of control of company by director – where day-to-day activities of small proprietary company controlled by one director – no concept of "authorisation" under Designs Act 1906 WORDS AND PHRASES – "infringement of" – "joint tortfeasor" - "fraudulent imitation" – "obvious imitation" Designs Act 1906 (Cth) Ss 17, 20(4), 28, 30 Malleys Ltd v JW Tomlin Pty Ltd (1961) 180 CLR 120 cited Firmagroup Australia Pty Ltd v Byrne & Davidson Doors (Vic) Pty Ltd (1987) 180 CLR 483 cited Dart Industries Inc v Decor Corporation Pty Ltd (1989) 15 IPR 403 cited Turbo Tek Enterprises Inc v Sperling Enterprises Pty Ltd (1989) 23 FCR 331 cited Phillips v Harbro Rubber Company (1920) 37 RPC 233 considered W Lusty & Sons Ltd v Morris Wilkinson & Co (Nottingham) Ltd (1954) 71 RPC 174 considered D Sebel & Co Ltd v National Art Metal Co Pty Ltd (1965) 10 FLR 224 considered Jones & Atwood Ltd v National Radiator Company Ltd (1928) 45 RPC 71 cited Sommer Allibert (UK) Ltd v Flair Plastics Ltd [1987] RPC 599 cited Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Pty Ltd v Avion Engineering Pty Ltd (1991) 103 ALR 239 applied Microsoft Corporation v Auschina Polaris Pty Ltd (1996) 71 FCR 231 considered Henley Arch v Clarendon Homes (1998) 41 IPR 443 cited Microsoft Corporation v Goodview Electronics Pty Ltd (2000) 49 IPR 578 cited Root Control Technologies Pty Ltd v Root Quality Pty Ltd (2001) 177 ALR 231 considered Seven Network (Operations) Ltd v CEPU [2001] FCA 456 cited Ramset Fasteners (Aust) Pty Ltd v Advanced Building Systems Pty Ltd (1999) 164 ALR 239 cited Australian Tape Manufacturers' Association Ltd v Commonwealth (1993) 176 CLR 480 applied
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