Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
World of Technologies (Aust) Pty Ltd v Tempo (Aust) Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 114
Contract – Exclusive distribution certificate issued by overseas manufacturer to Australian importer – Whether consideration provided by importer – Whether importer promised to place orders – Whether certificate constituted contract.
Tort – Inducement to breach of contract – Whether contract existed – Respondent's knowledge of contract – Intention of respondent – "Reckless indifference" – Whether inconsistent dealing amounted to inducement to breach.
Words and phrases – "Signed" – Whether rubber stamp of company name on document constituted signature of company.
Designs – Validity of registration – Novelty – Whether design published in document – Design applied to new product sent for testing and certification – Whether design publicly used in Australia – Designs Act 2003 (Cth), s 15.
Designs – Invalid registration of design – Threats of proceedings based on registration – Whether threats unjustified – Whether addressee of threats suffered damage thereby – Designs Act 2003 (Cth), s 77.
Designs – Owner of design – Derivation of "title" to design – Authority of design owner to register design in owner's name – Whether gave rise to "title" to design – Whether gave rise to right to call for assignment of design – Designs Act 2003 (Cth), s 13.
Damages – Unjustified threat of proceedings for infringement of registered design – Addressee holding itself out of market as a result of threat – Whether addressee sufficiently proved foregone sales – Designs Act 2003 (Cth), s 77.
Designs Act 2003 (Cth): ss 13(1), 14(1), 15, 16, 17(1), 19, 71, 77(1), 77(3), 93 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth): ss 69, 79, 135
Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 26 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Vines (2003) 48 ACSR 291 British Empire Films Pty Ltd v Oxford Theatres Pty Ltd [1943] VLR 163 British Industrial Plastics Ltd v Ferguson [1940] 1 All ER 479 British Motor Trade Association v Salvadori [1949] Ch 556 D C Thomson & Co Ltd v Deakin [1952] Ch 646 De Francesco v Barnum (1890) 63 LT 514 Delphic Wholesalers Pty Ltd v Elco Food Co Pty Ltd (1987) 8 IPR 545 Emerald Construction Co Ltd v Lowthian [1966] 1 WLR 691 Goodman v J. Eban Ltd [1954] 1 QB 550 Lazarus Estates Limited v Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702 McRae v Coulton (1986) 7 NSWLR 644 Meyappan v Manchanayake (1961) 62 NLR 529 Motel Marine Pty Ltd v IAC (Finance) Pty Ltd (1964) 110 CLR 9 Muirhead v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1996) 139 ALR 561 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Company Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 196 ALR 257 R v Moore (1884) 10 VLR 322 Sanders v Snell (1998) 196 CLR 329
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