Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Matthews v Doctrieve Corporation Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 459
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – trade mark – passing off whether estopped from alleging breach of trademark and passing off – representation by silence – nature of detriment PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – parties – equitable assignment - equitable assignees of chose in action wishing to sue – whether assignor must be joined. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 601AA, 601AB, 601AD(2) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s52 Ballarat Products Limited v Farmers Smallgoods Co Pty Ltd [1957] VR 104 cited Baytur SA v Finagro Holdings SA [1992] 1 QB 610 cited Bute (Marquess) v Barclays Bank Limited [1955] 1 QB 202 cited Canada and Dominion Sugar Company Limited v Canadian National (West Indies) Limited [1947] AC 46 cited Commercial Factors Ltd v Maxwell Printing Ltd [1994] 1 NZLR 724 cited Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 considered Douglas Valley Finance Co Ltd v S Hughes (Hirers) Ltd [1969] 1 QB 738 cited Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 cited Hollins v Fowler (1875) LR 7 HL 757 cited Jennings v Credit Corp Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 48 NSWLR 709 cited Kark (Norman) Publications Ltd v Odhams Press Ltd [1962] RPC 163 referred to Low v Bouverie [1891] 3 Ch 82 cited Martindale v Smith (1841) 1 QB 389 cited Morgate Mercantile Co Ltd v Twitchings [1977] AC 890 applied Olga Investments Pty Ltd v City Power Limited [1998]3 VR 485 cited Pacol Limited v Trade Lines Limited (the 'Henrik Sif') [1982] 1 Lloyd's Report 456 cited Performing Rights Society Limited v London Theatre of Varieties Limited [1924] AC 1 cited Poiret v Jules Poiret Ltd (1920) 37 RPC cited Star Industrial Co Limited v Yap Kwee Kor [1976] FSR 256 referred to Thomas v National Australia Bank Limited [2000] 2 QdR 448 cited Thompson v Palmer (1933) 49 CLR 507 applied Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 considered Weddell v JA Pearce & Major [1988] 1 Ch 26 cited William Brandt's Sons & Co v Dunlop Rubber Co Limited [1905] AC 454 cited GJ Tolhurst'Equitable Assignment of Legal Rights: A Resolution to a Conundrum' (2002) 118 LQR 98
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