Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Mobileworld Communications Pty Ltd v Q & Q Global Enterprise Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 904
TRADE MARKS – Applicants providers of mobile phone services under name "Crazy John's" – holders of registered trade marks – claim that respondent's use of name "Crazy Ron's" infringed applicants' marks – whether "Crazy Ron's" deceptively similar to applicants' marks – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 10, 120 TRADE PRACTICES – misleading or deceptive conduct – Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52 and 53 PASSING OFF – whether respondent's use of name "Crazy Ron's" constitutes tort of passing off INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTIONS – whether serious question to be tried – balance of convenience
Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 10, 120 & 126 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52 & 53
Australian Woollen Mills Limited v FS Walton and Company Limited (1937) 58 CLR 641 at 659 referred to The Shell Company of Australia Limited v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited (1961) 109 CLR 407 at 415 referred to Deeko Australia Pty Ltd v Décor Corporation Pty Ltd (1988) 11 IPR 351 referred to Beecham Group Limited v Bristol Laboratories Pty Limited (1967) 118 CLR 618 at 623, 625-626 referred to
MOBILEWORLD COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 090 451 415), MOBILEWORLD OPERATING PTY LTD (ACN 090 451 433) and CRAZY JOHN (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 090 451 424) v Q & Q GLOBAL ENTERPRISE PTY LTD (ACN 104 267 049)
V658 of 2003
WEINBERG J 26 AUGUST 2003 MELBOURNE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V658 OF 2003
BETWEEN: MOBILEWORLD COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD
(ACN 090 451 415)
FIRST APPLICANT
MOBILEWORLD OPERATING PTY LTD (ACN 090 451 433)
SECOND APPLICANT
CRAZY JOHN (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 090 451 424)
THIRD APPLICANT
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