Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
British American Tobacco Australasia Limited v Taleb (No 3) [2013] FCA 80 Citation: British American Tobacco Australasia Limited v Taleb (No 3) [2013] FCA 80
Parties: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO AUSTRALASIA LIMITED v KHALED AHMAD TALEB, TOM ELYAS, PHIL & ANGELA PTY LTD, EXPRESS PHONES PTY LTD, CHAHADE ALLAM, KAHTAN KANAAN, ZHI LIU and MRA PTY LTD
File number: VID 644 of 2012
Judges: DODDS-STREETON J
Date of judgment: 13 February 2013
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment – applicant alleges infringement of its trade marks for its tobacco products – prima facie case of infringement – direct evidence from applicant – bare denials of the allegations by one respondent without particulars – denials unsupported by evidence – no factual or evidentiary dispute requiring trial – no defence from another respondent - no reasonable prospect of successfully defending application
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 26.01(1) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth), ss 7, 9(1)(b), 10, 120(1)
Cases cited: Adnunat Pty Ltd v ITW Construction Systems Australia Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 499 considered Aristoc Ltd v Rysta Ltd (1943) 60 RPC 87 cited Aristoc Ltd v Rysta Ltd (1945) 62 RPC 65 cited Crazy Ron's Communications Pty Ltd v Mobileworld Communications Pty Ltd (2004) 61 IPR 212 cited De Cordova v Vick Chemical Co (1951) 68 RPC 103 cited Jafferjee v Scarlett (1937) 57 CLR 115 cited Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd (2008) 167 FCR 372 considered Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (No 4) [2011] FCA 1126 cited Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCAFC 97 cited Polaroid Corporation v Sole N Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 491 cited QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd (2011) 92 IPR 460 considered Saville Perfumery Ltd v June Perfect Ltd (1939) 1B IPR 440 cited Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 cited Vivo International Corporation Pty Ltd v Tivo Inc [2012] FCAFC 159 cited Wallingford v Mutual Society (1880) 5 App Cas 685 considered
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