QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 853

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 853 Citation: QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 853

Parties: QS HOLDINGS SARL, GSM (TRADEMARKS) PTY LTD ACN 085 955 291, GSM (OPERATIONS) PTY LTD ACN 085 950 803, DC SHOES INC, UG MANUFACTURING CO PTY LTD ACN 005 047 941, PINEAPPLE TRADEMARKS PTY LTD ACN 107 248 680 and QUIKSILVER INC v PAUL'S RETAIL PTY LTD ACN 114 419 242 and PAUL ANDREW DWYER

File number: VID 652 of 2010

Judge: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 2 August 2011

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment – trade mark infringement – breach of copyright – summary judgment ordered – application for leave to amend amended defence – proposed implied licence defence unlikely to succeed – proposed section 44C(2) defence unlikely to succeed – leave to amend refused

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Cases cited: Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd (2008) 167 FCR 372 The Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd 109 CLR 407 Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton & Co Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 641 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd (1999) 45 IPR 411 Food Channel Network Pty Ltd v Television Food Network GP (2010) 86 IPR 437 Aristoc Ltd Rysta Ltd (1945) AC 68 Crazy Ron's Communications Pty Ltd v Mobileworld Communications Pty Ltd (2004) 209 ALR 1 de Cordova v Vick Chemical Co (1951) 68 RPC 103 Jafferjee v Scarlett (1937) 57 CLR 115 Sports Café Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks (1999) 42 IPR 552 Saville Perfumery Ltd v June Perfect Ltd (1939) 58 RPC 147 IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2009) 239 CLR 458 Krueger Transport Equipment Pyt Ltd v Glen Cameron Storage & Distribution Pty Ltd (2008) 78 IPR 262 Avel Pty Ltd v Multicoin Amusements Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 88 Lorenzo & Sons Pty Ltd v Roland Corporation (1992) 23 IPR 376 Interstate Parcel Express Co Pty Ltd v Time-Life International (Nederlands) BV (1977) 1B IPR 253 Broderbund Software Inc v Computermate Products (Australia) Pty Ltd (1991) 22 IPR 215 Raben Footwear Pty Ltd v Polygram Records Inc (1997) ("Raben") 75 FCR 88 Star Micronics Pty Ltd v Five Star Computers Pty Ltd (1990) 18 IPR 225 Milpurrurru v Indofurn Pty Ltd (1994) 30 IPR 209 Enzed Holdings Ltd v Wynthea Pty Ltd (1984) 3 IPR 619 Edsonic Pty Ltd v Cassidy (2010) 272 ALR 589 Antocks Lairn Ltd v I Bloohn Ltd [1972] RPC 219 Kowalski v MMAL Staff Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd (2009) 178 FCR 401 JF Keir Pty Limited v Sparks [2008] FCA 611 Luck v University of Southern Queensland (2009) 176 FCR 268 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Cement Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2010) 273 ALR 147 Research in Motion Ltd v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (2009) 255 ALR 508 Computermate Products (Aust) Pty Ltd v Ozi Soft Pty Ltd (1988) 12 IPR 487 Transport Tyre Sales Pty Ltd v Montana Tyres, Rims and Tubes Pty Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 421 Acohs Pty Ltd v Ucorp Pty Ltd (2010) 86 IPR 492 Polo/Lauren Co LP v Ziliani Holdings Pty Ltd (2008) 173 FCR 266 Date of hearing: 18 February 2011