Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
DC Comics v Cheqout Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 478 Citation: DC Comics v Cheqout Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 478
Appeal from: DC Comics v Cheqout Pty Ltd [2012] ATMO 64
Parties: DC COMICS v CHEQOUT PTY LIMITED (ACN 124 830 726) and REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
File number(s): NSD 1145 of 2012
Judge: BENNETT J
Date of judgment: 22 May 2013
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – appeal from decision of the delegate of Registrar of Trade Marks allowing registration of applicant's mark – whether trade mark is deceptively similar to respondent's mark – whether application to register trade mark made in bad faith
Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 43, 60, 62A
Cases cited: Allergan Inc v Di Giacomo (2011) 199 FCR 126 cited Berlei Hestia Industries Ltd v The Bali Company Inc (1973) 129 CLR 353 cited Commissioner of Patents v Sherman (2008) 172 FCR 394 cited Fry Consulting v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 2) (2012) 201 FCR 565 followed Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc (No 1) [2011] FCA 1417 cited Merck & Co Inc v Sankyo Co Ltd (1992) 23 IPR 415 cited Radio Corporation Proprietary Limited v Disney (1937) 57 CLR 448 discussed Re Application by Pianotist Company Ltd (1906) 1A IPR 379 applied Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Limited (1999) 93 FCR 365 applied Smith Hayden & Co Ltd's Application (1946) 63 RPC 97 cited Southern Cross Refrigerating Company v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1953-1954) 91 CLR 592 applied Sym Choon & Co Ltd v Gordon Choons Nuts Ltd (1949) 80 CLR 65 cited Torpedoes Sportwear Pty Ltd v Thorpedo Enterprises Pty Ltd (2003) 132 FCR 326 cited
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