Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Tricarico v Dunn Bay Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 271 Citation: Tricarico v Dunn Bay Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 271
Parties: ANTONIO TRICARICO v DUNN BAY HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 114 541 230) and REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
File number: WAD 361 of 2010
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 23 March 2012
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – appeal from a decision of a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks to register the trade mark 'MALTMARKET BAR & KITCHEN' – whether the registered proprietor of the trade mark intended to use it – whether alterations to trade mark in various logos substantially affected the identity of the trade mark – held that vertically placing the word 'MARKET' it in small white font within stem of the 'L' in 'MALT' coloured orange substantially affected the identity of the trade mark TRADE MARKS – applicant bears the onus of proof in establishing grounds of opposition to a registered trade mark – standard of proof required is the ordinary balance of probabilities
Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 7(1), 56, 59, 197
Cases cited: "Otrivin" Trade Mark [1967] 84 RPC 613 Allergan Inc v Di Giacomo [2011] FCA 1540 Brandella Pty Ltd, Re (1987) 9 IPR 315 British Hoist & Crane Co Ltd's Trade Mark [1955] 72 RPC 66 Express Newspapers v Star Newspaper [1984] IPD 7090 Imperial Group Ltd v Phillip Morris & Co Ltd [1982] 8 FSR 72 Paragon Shoes Pty Ltd v Paragini Distributors (NSW) Pty Ltd (1988) 13 IPR 233 QH Tours Ltd v Mark Travel Corporation (1999) 45 IPR 553 Re Application by Sony Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation (1987) 9 IPR 466 Re Morny Ltd's Trade Marks [1951] 68 RPC 131 Re Morny Ltd's Trade Marks [1951] 68 RPC 55 Re Pelican Trade Mark [1978] 95 RPC 424 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 365 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 92 SwanFu Trading v Beyer Electrical (1992) 25 IPR 215 The Privileges Card Pty Ltd v SPHC (IP) Pty Ltd [2001] ATMO 81 The Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407
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