Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Millennium & Copthorne International Limited v Kingsgate Hotel Group Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1022 Citation: Millennium & Copthorne International Limited v Kingsgate Hotel Group Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1022
Appeal from: Kingsgate Hotel Group Ltd v Millennium & Copthorne International Limited [2011] ATMO 74
Parties: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v KINGSGATE HOTEL GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 108 292 995)
File number: NSD 1397 of 2011
Judge: JACOBSON J
Date of judgment: 19 September 2012
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – refusal of registration of trade mark – whether substantially identical or deceptively similar – whether continuous use of trade mark – whether use by predecessor in title – whether honest concurrent use – whether relevant reputation in Australia
Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 10, 43, 44, 56, 58A, 60
Cases cited: Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton & Co Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 641 Berlei Hestia Industries Ltd v The Bali Company Inc (1973) 129 CLR 353 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Brook (1996) 69 FCR 401 Carnival Cruise Lines Inc v Sitmar Cruises Ltd (1994) 120 ALR 495 Chris-Telle Pty Limited v Australian Swimming Inc (2004) 64 IPR 110 at 119 Crazy Ron's Communications Pty Ltd v Mobileworld Pty Ltd (2004) 209 ALR 1 McCormick & Co Inc v McCormick (2000) 51 IPR 102 McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd v McDonald's System of Australia Pty Ltd (1980) 33 ALR 394 PB Foods Ltd v Malanda Dairy Foods Ltd (1999) 47 IPR 47 Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v Registrar of Trade Marks (1977) 137 CLR 670 Re Alex Pirie & Sons Ltd's Application (1932) 49 RPC 195 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 365 Riv-Oland Marble Co (Vic) Pty Ltd v Settef Sp A (1988) 19 FCR 569 Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 Smith Bartlet & Co v British Pure Oil Grease and Carbide Co Ltd (1934) 51 RPC 157 Sports Warehouse Inc v Fry Consulting Services Pty Ltd (2010) 186 FCR 519 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592 Walker v Wimborne (1976) 137 CLR 1
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