Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
The Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd v Steel Foundations Ltd & Anor [2003] FCA 374
Practice and procedure – application for summary judgment – arguable defence – whether partial failure to depose to belief that no defence to the claim Practice and procedure –application for the transfer of proceedings to the Queensland District Registry – whether transfer appropriate in the circumstances of the case INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – claimthat threats of infringement proceedings unjustifiable – cross-claim for infringement and breach of a distribution agreement on foot Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 120, 129, 130 Patents Act 1990 (Cth), ss 128, 130 Designs Act 1906 (Cth),ss 32C, 32D, 32E Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 48 Federal Court Rules 1979(Cth),O 1, r 4; O 10, r 1; O 20 r 1 Harry Smith Car Sales Pty Ltd v Claycom Vegetable Supply Co Pty Ltd (1978) 29 ACTR 21 referred Long Leys Co Pty Ltd v Silkdale(1991) 5 BPR 11,512 referred Muntz v Elkington (1891) 17 VLR 23 referred Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Limited (1983) 154 CLR 87 applied Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 applied Express Newspapers plc v News (UK) Ltd [1990] 3 All ER 376 referred Geoffrey Inc v Luik (1997) 38 IPR 555 referred Sydney Cellulose Pty Ltd v Ceil Comfort Home Insulation Pty Ltd (2001) 53 IPR 379 applied Catnic Components Ltd v Hill & Smith Ltd [1982] RPC 183 referred Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 referred Irving's Yeast-Vite Ltd v Horsenail (1934) 51 RPC 110 referred Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (1991) 30 FCR 326 referred Bhogal v Punjab National Bank [1988] 2 All ER 296 referred Cycles & Wheelman Pty Ltd v Beltech Corporation Ltd (1988) 80 ALR 279 referred National Mutual Holdings Pty Ltd v The Sentry Corporation (1988) 19 FCR 155 applied Lean v Tumut River Orchard Management Ltd [2003] FCA 269 referred WG & B Manufacturing Pty Ltd v Telsa Farad Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 859 referred The Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd v Steel Foundations Limited & Anor V 506 OF 2002 KENNY J 29 APRIL 2003 MELBOURNE
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