Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2013] FCA 8 Citation: Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2013] FCA 8
Parties: CANTARELLA BROS PTY LIMITED ACN 000 095 607 v MODENA TRADING PTY LIMITED ACN 140 018 015
File number: NSD 113 of 2011
Judge: EMMETT J
Date of judgment: 13 February 2013
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – validity – whether signs Cinque Stelle and Oro used in relation to coffee products as trade marks indicating a badge of origin or as mere descriptors – whether signs capable of distinguishing the goods under s 41 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) TRADE MARKS – defence to infringement under s 122(1)(b)(i) of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – whether signs not used as trade marks – whether signs used in good faith to indicate kind, quality or characteristics of the goods
Legislation: Australian Competition and Consumer Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53(c) Australian Consumer Law ss 18, 29 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 27, 31, 33, 41, 41(6)(b), 57, 58, 74, 88(1)(a), 92(3), 92(4)(b)(i), 100, 120, 122(1)(b)(i) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53(c)
Cases cited: Aldi Stores Limited Partnership v Frito-Lay Trading GmbH (2001) 190 ALR 185 Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Sunbeam Corporation Limited [2007] ATMO 3 Caterpillar Loader Hire (Holdings) Pty Limited v Caterpillar Tractor Co (1983) 43 ALR 511 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited (2010) 241 CLR 144 FH Faulding & Co Limited v Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia & New Zealand Limited (1965) 112 CLR 537 Howard Auto-Cultivators Limited v Webb Industries Pty Limited (1946) 72 CLR 175 Johnson and Johnson Australia Pty Limited v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited (1991) 30 FCR 326 Mark Foys Limited v Davies Coop and Company Limited (1956) 95 CLR 190 New South Wales Dairy Corporation v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Company Limited (1989) 86 ALR 549 Re Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc (1999) 46 IPR 601 Shell Co of Australia Limited v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited (1963) 109 CLR 407 Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP v Stepsam Investments Pty Limited (2003) 134 FCR 51
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