Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Insurance News Pty Ltd (ACN 128 480 973) v JEM Nominees Pty Ltd (ACN 005 304 049) trading as Insurance News Australia [2008] FCA 1966 TRADE PRACTICES – misleading or deceptive conduct – where parties offer online insurance news services - whether domain name inherently descriptive or distinctive – if name found descriptive whether name had acquired a secondary distinctive meaning Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53 Brookfield Communications Inc v West Coast Entertainment Corporation 174 F3d 1036 (1999) cited connect.com.au Pty Ltd v GoConnect Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 178 ALR 348 followed Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd & Anor v Lane Industries Pty Ltd & Ors (2003) 26 IPR 261 referred to Finance Express v Nowcom Corporation 564 FSupp2d 1160 (2008) cited Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Ltd v Sydney Building Information (1978) 140 CLR 216 applied Prime Publishers Inc v American-Republican Inc 160 FSupp2d 266 (2001) cited Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 181 cited INSURANCE NEWS PTY LTD, MCMULLAN CONWAY COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD, MCMULLAN CONWAY PTY LTD, TERENCE PATRICK MCMULLAN and NAOMI CONWAY v JEM NOMINEES PTY LTD (ACN 005 304 049) TRADING AS INSURANCE NEWS AUSTRALIA
VID 725 of 2008
MARSHALL J
19 DECEMBER 2008
MELBOURNE IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 725 of 2008
ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: INSURANCE NEWS PTY LTD (ACN 128 480 973)
First Appellant
MCMULLAN CONWAY COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 084 309 295)
Second Appellant
MCMULLAN CONWAY PTY LTD (ACN 007 047 020)
Third Appellant
TERENCE PATRICK MCMULLAN
Fourth Appellant
NAOMI CONWAY
Fifth Appellant
AND: JEM NOMINEES PTY LTD (ACN 005 304 049) TRADING AS INSURANCE NEWS AUSTRALIA
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