Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks [2012] FCA 209 Citation: 1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks [2012] FCA 209
Parties: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC v REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
File number(s): NSD 1947 of 2011
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 12 March 2012
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – appeal against Registrar's revocation of acceptance of applications for registration – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – s 38 discretion to revoke acceptance – meaning of "taking account of all considerations" – whether delegate bound to consider applicant's prior marks and their similarity to marks in question – whether relief should be granted by the Court before re-examination ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – appeal against decision by delegate of Registrar of trade marks to revoke acceptance of application – whether delegate failed to take into account relevant considerations – whether decision so unreasonable that no reasonable person could make it – whether delegate identified a wrong issue – whether discretion to refuse relief should be exercised – alternative administrative remedy available
Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 ss 5(1)(d), 5(1)(e), 5(1)(f), 5(2)(b), 5(2)(g), 16(1) Trade Marks Act 1995 ss 38, 35, 44
Cases cited: Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 75 ALD 630 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1991) 170 CLR 1 Sports Warehouse Inc v Fry Consulting Pty Ltd (2010) 186 FCR 519 Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v F.S. Walton and Company Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 641 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Bragg v Secretary, Department of Employment, Education and Training (1995) 59 FCR 31 British Sugar plc v James Robertson & Sons Ltd [1996] RPC 281 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Harrison v Melhem (2008) 72 NSWLR 380 Kamha v Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (2005) 147 FCR 516 McCormick & Co Inc v McCormick (2000) 51 IPR 102 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks (2000) 47 IPR 579 Reece v Webber (2011) 192 FCR 254 Stack v Commissioner of Patents (1999) 55 ALD 654 Wyeth Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Health and Aged Care (2000) 61 ALD 372 Elkington B, Hall M and Kell D, Annotated Trade Marks Act 1995 (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2010)
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