Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Adidas AG v Pacific Brands Footwear Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1205 Citation: Adidas AG v Pacific Brands Footwear Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1205
Parties: ADIDAS AG and ADIDAS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 058 390 659 v PACIFIC BRANDS FOOTWEAR PTY LTD
File number(s): NSD 1368 of 2010
Judge: ROBERTSON J
Date of judgment: 26 October 2011
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Trade marks – survey evidence – interlocutory application for orders that the applicants not be permitted to use or rely on proposed survey evidence – application of Practice Note CM 13 – application dismissed
Cases cited: A & E Television Networks LLC v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd [2011] EWHC 1038 (Ch) cited General Electric Co (USA) v General Electric Co Ltd [1972] 1 WLR 729 followed Interlego AG v Croner Trading Pty Ltd (1992) 39 FCR 348 explained
Date of hearing: 22 September 2011
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 24
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr PW Flynn
Solicitor for the Applicants: Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr DB Studdy SC with Mr AR Lang
Solicitor for the Respondent: Griffith Hack Lawyers
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION NSD 1368 of 2010
BETWEEN: ADIDAS AG
First Applicant
ADIDAS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 058 390 659
Second Applicant
AND: PACIFIC BRANDS FOOTWEAR PTY LTD
Respondent
JUDGE: ROBERTSON J DATE OF ORDER: 26 OCTOBER 2011 WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
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