Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd v ACN 149 801 141 Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1255 Citation: Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd v ACN 149 801 141 Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1255
Parties: BOB JANE CORPORATION PTY LTD ACN 005 870 431 v ACN 149 801 141 PTY LTD, BOB JANE SOUTHERN MOTORS PTY LTD, CALDER PARK PROMOTIONS PTY LTD (IN LIQ) (ACN 138 012 021), ROBERT FREDERICK JANE, DENNIS PETER RIGON, BOB JANE GLOBAL TYRE CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED and ACN 154 904 604 PTY LTD
File number: VID 418 of 2011
Judge: BESANKO J
Date of judgment: 26 November 2013
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – infringement of registered trade marks – injunctions – whether respondents' marks were substantially identical with or deceptively similar to the applicant's trade marks – defence of use in good faith. TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct – passing off – declarations – representations of discount made – use of similar domain names – whether director of a company liable as a joint tortfeasor – whether "person involved". PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – leave to change names of respondents – leave to proceed against the third respondent.
Legislation: Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) ss 2, 18, 29, 237, 238, 239 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 5.22(b), 5.23(c) Trade Marks Act 1938 (UK) s 8(a) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 6,10, 17, 120, 122 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 75B
Cases cited: Anheuser-Busch Inc v Budejovicky Budvar, Narodni Podnik and Others (2002) 56 IPR 182 Australian Woollen Mills Limited v F S Walton & Company Limited (1937) 58 CLR 641 Baume & Co Limited v A H Moore Ltd [1958] Ch 907 Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd v Bob Jane Global Tyres Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 739 Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd v Bob Jane Global Tyres Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 1363 Bob Jane Corporation Pty Ltd v Webtyre.net Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 168 Campomar Sociedad, Limitada and Another v Nike International Limited and Another (2000) 202 CLR 45 Coco-Cola Company v All-Fect Distributors Ltd (1999) 96 FCR 107 Complete Technology Integrations Pty Ltd v Green Energy Management Solutions Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1319 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 144 Keller v LED Technologies Pty Ltd (2010) 185 FCR 449 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v Woff [2013] FCA 1092 Mantra Group Pty Ltd v Tailly Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 183 FCR 450 Nature's Blend Pty Ltd (ACN 126 406 488) v Nestle Australia Ltd (ACN 000 011 316) (2010) 272 ALR 487 Pachkovski v Australian Executor Trustee Ltd [2011] NSWCA 94 Reckitt & Colman Products Limited v Borden Inc & Others (No 3) [1990] RPC 341 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 365 Solahart Industries Pty Ltd v Solar Shop Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 700; (2011) 281 ALR 544 Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd and Others (1982) 42 ALR 177 The Shell Company of Australia Limited v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited (1963) 109 CLR 407 Wellness Pty Ltd v Pro Bio Living Waters Pty Ltd and Others (2004) 61 IPR 242
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