Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 2) [2012] FCA 81

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 2) [2012] FCA 81 Citation: Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 2) [2012] FCA 81

Appeal from: Sports Warehouse Inc v Fry Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] ATMO 100

Parties: FRY CONSULTING PTY LTD (ACN 110 900 564) v SPORTS WAREHOUSE INC.

File number: VID 912 of 2009

Judge: DODDS-STREETON J

Date of judgment: 13 February 2012

Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – Appeal from decision of delegate of Registrar of Trade Marks refusing registration of applicant's trade mark – Whether trade mark inherently adapted to distinguish – Whether trade mark deceptively similar to respondent's mark – Whether application to register trade mark made in bad faith

Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 7, 41, 60, 62A Trade Marks Act 1994 (UK) s 3(6)

Cases cited: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 404 cited Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 180 FCR 60 considered Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511 applied Colorado Group Ltd v Strandbags Group Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 506 cited Diamond T Motor Car Company [1921] 2 Ch 583 followed E&J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 144 cited Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (2009) 85 IPR 403 cited Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 1) [2011] FCA 1417 cited Hard Coffee Pty Ltd v Hard Coffee Main Beach Pty Ltd [2009] ATMO 26 discussed Harrison v Teton Valley Trading Co [2005] FSR 10 considered Kenman Kandy Australia Pty Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks (2002) 122 FCR 494 cited Mark Foy's Ltd v Davies Coop & Co Ltd (1956) 95 CLR 190 cited Maslyukov v Diageo Distilling Ltd [2010] EWHC 443 discussed Pritchard Pacific Pty Ltd Baltimore Aircoil (Australia) Pty Ltd v Brendan McCarrison and Breezewater Pty Ltd [2011] ATMO 46 discussed Renaud Cointreau v Cordon Bleu International (2001) 193 ALR 657 cited Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 cited Sports Warehouse v Fry (2010) 186 FCR 519 discussed Wang v Anying Group Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1500 cited Wang v Anying Group Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1196 discussed Wilkshire v Bombala Council (2009) 82 IPR 325 discussed Wilkshire v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 83 IPR 71 discussed Wilkshire v Registrar of Trade Marks (No 2) [2009] FCA 1505 cited William Leith New Century Marquees (SRISO/018/00, UK Registry) discussed