Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Spotless Group Limited v Blanco Catering Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 979 Citation: Spotless Group Limited v Blanco Catering Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 979
Parties: SPOTLESS GROUP LIMITED ACN 004 376 514, SPOTLESS SERVICES AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 005 309 320 and SPOTLESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACN 099 129 790 v BLANCO CATERING PTY LTD ACN 007 977 497 and PAUL REYNOLDS
File number: VID 70 of 2010
Judge: MANSFIELD J
Date of judgment: 24 August 2011
Catchwords: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – copyright – original works in which copyright subsists – where infringement of that copyright occurred by reproduction of the form and presentation of certain template documents used for financial modelling INDUSTRIAL LAW – duty of good faith owed by an employee – whether defendant disclosed confidential information of the employer to a competitor in which he had an interest EQUITY – remedies – misuse of confidential information – avoiding duplication of damages where breach of duties owed as employee found, as well as breach of copyright
Legislation: Copyright Act 1969 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Cases cited: Griffiths & Beerens Pty Ltd v Duggan (2008) 66 ACSR 472 cited Woolworths Ltd v Olson (2004) 184 FLR 121 cited Doyle v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2005) 227 CLR 18 cited Deeson Heavy Haulage Pty Ltd v Cox (2009) 82 IPR 521 cited Canadian Aero Service Ltd v O'Malley (1973) 40 DLR (3d) 371 cited Warman International Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 cited Sanders v Parry (1967) 1 WLR 753 cited United States Surgical Corp v Hospital Products International Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 766 cited Freedom Motors Australia Pty Ltd v Vaupotic [2003] NSWSC 506 cited Print Investments Pty Ltd v Art-Vue Printing Ltd (1983) 1 IPR 149 cited Robb v Green [1895] 2 QB1 cited Esme Pty Ltd v Parker [1972] WAR 52 cited Coordinated Industries v Elliott (1998) 43 NSWLR 282 cited Green Pty Ltd v Bestobell Industries Pty Ltd [1982] WAR 1 cited Hivac Ltd v Park Royal Scientific Instruments Ltd [1946] Ch 169 cited Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [1987] Ch 117 cited Woolworths Ltd v Olson (2004) 184 FLR 121 cited IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Pty Limited (2009) 239 CLR 458 cited Computer Edge Pty Ltd v Apple Computer Inc (1986) 161 CLR 171 cited Skybase Nominees Pty Ltd v Fortuity Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 529 cited O'Halloran v R T Thomas & Family Pty Ltd (1998) 45 NSWLR 262 cited Beach Petroleum NL v Kennedy (1999) 48 NSWLR 1 cited Maguire v Makaronis (1997) 188 CLR 449 cited Southern Real Estate Pty Ltd v Dellow (2003) 87 SASR 1 cited AMP Services Ltd v Manning [2006] FCA 256 cited GM & AM Pearce & Co Pty Ltd v Australian Tallow Producers & Ors [2005] VSCA 113 cited Oldcastle v Guinea Airways Ltd [1956] SASR 325 cited Interfirm Comparison (Australia) Pty Ltd v Law Society of NSW (1975) 6 ALR 445 cited A/Asian Performing Rights Assn Ltd v Grebo Trading Co Pty Ltd (1978) 23 ACTR 30 cited Bailey v Namol Pty Ltd (1994) 53 FCR 102 cited TS & B Retail Systems Pty Ltd v 3Fold Resources Pty Ltd (No 3) (2007) 158 FCR 444 cited Interfirm Comparison (Australia) Pty Ltd v Law Society of NSW (1975) 6 ALR 445 cited Fortuity Pty Ltd v Barcza (1995) 32 IPR 517 cited Fenning Film Service Ltd v Wolverhampton, Walsall and District Cinemas, Limited [1914] 3 KB 1171 cited Autodesk Australia Pty Ltd v Cheung (1990) 94 ALR 472 cited Columbia Picture Industries Inc v Luckins (1996) 34 IPR 504 cited Enzed Holdings Ltd v Wynthea Pty Ltd (1994) 3 IPR 619 cited Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v Mod Shop Pty Ltd (2007) 165 FCR 149 cited MJA Scientifics International Pty Ltd v S C Johnson & Sons Pty Ltd (1999) 43 IPR 275 cited Concrete Systems Pty Ltd v Devon Symonds Holdings Ltd (1978) 20 SASR 79 cited Fortuity Pty Ltd v Barcza (1995) 32 IPR 517 cited Flags 2000 Pty Ltd v Smith (2003) 59 IPR 191 cited Amalgamated Mining Services Pty Ltd v Warman International Ltd (1992) 111 ALR 269 cited Adler v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] NSW (113) cited March v Stramare (E & MH) Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 cited
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