Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Oakley, Inc v Franchise China Pty Ltd ACN 080 032 604 [2003] FCA 105 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – trade marks – infringement of s 120(1) the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – importation of counterfeit sunglasses – whether importation of falsely marked goods as gifts for importer's employees involves use of the marks in the course of trade INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – passing off – elements of passing off – whether gifting of sunglasses in applicant's get-up to importer's employees actionable in passing off WORDS AND PHRASES – "in the course of trade" – "substantially identical"
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 75B and 80 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 17 and 120(1) Federal Court Rules O 11 r 23 Australian Securities Commission v MacLeod (1994) 54 FCR 309 cited The Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 considered Wingate Marketing Pty Ltd v Levi Strauss & Co (1994) 49 FCR 89 referred to Polaroid Corporation v Sole N Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 491 at 497 referred to TGI Friday's Australia Pty Ltd v TGI Friday's Inc (1999) 45 IPR 43 at par [25] followed Sony Music Productions Pty Ltd v Tansing (1993) 27 IPR 640 referred to WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd v Rothmans Ltd (1956) 94 CLR 182 applied Settef SpA v Riv-Oland Marble Co (Vic) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 IPR 402 at 417 - 418 considered Woolly Bull Enterprises Pty Ltd v Reynolds (2001) 51 IPR 149 at 157 considered Buying Systems (Australia) Pty Ltd v Studio Srl (1995) 30 IPR 517 considered Golden Pages Trade Mark [1985] FSR 27 approved "Hospital World" Trade Mark (1967) 84 RPC 595 at 598 - 599 referred to "Update" Trade Mark (1979) 96 RPC 166 referred to "Visa" Trade Mark(1985) 102 RPC 323 referred to Warnink v Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd [1979] AC 731 at 742 cited Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd v Zanelli (1979) 96 RPC 148 at 154 cited Lahore, Patents, Trade Marks and Related Rights, Vol 1A (at 102-11-02) at [56,130] and [77,010] Wadlow, The Law of Passing Off, 2nd ed, 1995 at 4.17, 4.28 and 6.24
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