Designer Entertainment Pty Ltd v D Club Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1572

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Designer Entertainment Pty Ltd v D Club Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1572 EQUITY – interlocutory injunctive relief – music promotions and services – applicant having registered trade mark in three alphabetical letters – applicant and relevant respondents having registered business names – serious issue to be tried not weak – damages arguably adequate remedy due to limited goodwill in market despite first entry – balance of convenience against grant of relief – no serious issue or balance favouring relief against sixth respondent, a community broadcaster Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s 26(2), 88, 120 Trade Practices Act 1975 (Cth) ss 52, 53

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