Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd v Australian Automotive Motor Inspection Centre Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1088 TRADE MARKS – application for interlocutory injunction – claims of trade mark infringement, misleading and deceptive conduct and passing off – use of acronym similar to applicant's mark – whether serious issue to be tried – whether respondent's mark substantially identical with or deceptively similar to applicant's mark – whether respondent's mark used in relation to services of the same description – mark well known in Australia – circumstantial case of deliberate adoption of mark likely to be confused with applicant's mark – allegation of wrongful motive of applicant
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53(c)(d) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 10, 120(1), (2) and (3), 126 Bullock v Federated Furnishing Trades Society of Australasia (1985) 60 ALR 347 followed Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 followed Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil Australia Ltd (1961) 109 CLR 407 followed Seven-Up Co v Bubble Up Co Inc (1987) 9 IPR 259 followed MID Sydney Pty Ltd v Australian Tourism Co Ltd (1998) 90 FCR 236 at 243-244 followed Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Inc v Zurcas (2000) 48 IPR 325 cited San Remo Macaroni Company Pty Ltd v San Remo Gourmet Coffee Pty Ltd (2000) 50 IPR 321 cited Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton and Co Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 641 followed Parfums Christian Dior (Australia) Pty Ltd v Dimmeys Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 39 IPR 349 cited Meyers v Casey (1913) 17 CLR 90 followed Dering v Earl of Winchelsea (1787) 1 Cox 318, 29 ER 1184 cited Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity:Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed, 2002) at 729 F J Smith "The Trade Marks Amendment Act 1978" (1979) 53 ALJ 118 AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED MOTOR INSURERS LTD v AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE MOTOR INSPECTION CENTRE PTY LTD & ANOR V683 of 2003 HEEREY J 2 OCTOBER 2003 MELBOURNE
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