Colorado Group Limited v Strandbags Group Pty Limited [2006] FCA 160

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Colorado Group Limited v Strandbags Group Pty Limited [2006] FCA 160 TRADE MARKS – proprietorship – first use – registration purportedly for article of a similar kind – geographical designation – whether descriptive – whether distinctive PASSING OFF – time for determining existence of cause of action – concurrent use – each party has reputation in mark – no misrepresentation TRADE PRACTICES – s 52 – confusion – not sufficient to establish claim – meaning Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 41, 88(2)(e) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Ainsworth v Walmsley (1866) 1 Eq 518 cited Arkwright v Newbold (1881) 17 Ch D 301 applied Barnsley Brewery Co Ltd v RBNB [1997] FSR 462 cited BP plc v Woolworths Ltd (2004) 62 IPR 545 discussed Cadbury-Schweppes Pty Ltd v Pub Squash Co Ltd [1981] RPC 429 applied Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511 cited Collins Co, The v Oliver Ames & Sons Corporation,18 F 561 (1882) cited Colman v Crump, 70 NY 573 (1877) cited Columbia Mill Company v Alcorn, 150 US 460 (1893) cited Edwards v Dennis (1885) 30 Ch D 454 cited Erven Warnink Besloten Vennootschap v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd [1979] AC 731 cited Estex Clothing Manufacturers Pty Ltd v Ellis and Goldstein Ltd (1967) 116 CLR 254 discussed General Electric Co of USA v General Electric Co Ltd [1972] 1 WLR 729 cited Habib Bank Ltd v Habib Bank AG Zurich [1981] 1 WLR 1265 cited Hicks's Trade Mark, In re (1897) 22 VLR 636 cited Hudson's Trade-Marks, In re (1886) 32 Ch D 311 cited Irvine v Talkspot Ltd [2002] FSR 943 cited J B Palmer's Trade-Mark, In re (1883) 24 Ch D 504 cited J C Penney Company Inc v Penneys Ltd [1975] FSR 367 cited Jackson & Co v Napper (1886) 35 Ch D 160, 178 cited Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Ltd (1995) 183 CLR 563 applied Leather Cloth Co Ltd v American Leather Couch Co Ltd (1863) 4 De G J & S 137 cited Lee v Jones (1864) 17 CB (NS) 482 cited Marengo v Daily Sketch and Daily Graphic Ltd [1992] FSR 1 cited Peter Isaacson Publications v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (1984) 3 IPR 255 cited Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v Registrar of Trade Marks (1977) 137 CLR 670 cited Richards v Butcher [1891] 2 Ch 522 cited Royal Baking Powder Co, In re [1880] WN 49 cited Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Rohm & Haas Co (1949) 78 CLR 601 cited Shell Co of Australia Limited v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited (1963) 109 CLR 407 applied Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 followed Tattinger v Allbev Limited [1992] FSR 647 cited