Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Seafolly Pty Limited v Fewstone Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 321 Citation: Seafolly Pty Limited v Fewstone Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 321
Parties: SEAFOLLY PTY LIMITED (ACN 001 537 748) v FEWSTONE PTY LTD (ACN 010 496 465)
File number: VID 488 of 2012
Judge: DODDS-STREETON J
Date of judgment: 1 April 2014
Catchwords: COPYRIGHT – the applicant owned copyright in the English Rose and Covent Garden artworks used on fabric to produce swimwear – whether the respondent's Rosette print infringed the applicant's copyright in the English Rose artwork – whether the respondent's Sienna print infringed the applicant's copyright in the Covent Garden artwork COPYRIGHT – whether copyright subsisted in the applicant's Senorita artwork – whether the respondent's Richelle embroidery infringed the applicant's copyright in the Senorita artwork – whether the shirring/smocking used in the Senorita garments was a corresponding design of the Senorita artwork for the purposes of s 74(1) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) – whether the respondent had a defence under the copyright designs overlap provisions of div 8 pt III of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and s 18 of the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) DAMAGES – infringement of copyright – applicant sought compensatory damages for lost profit and damage to reputation, additional damages and conversation damages – availability and measure of damages sought
Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 14, 31, 36, 37, 38, 74, 77, 115 and 116 Copyright Regulations 1969 (Cth) reg 17 Designs Act 2003 (Cth) s 18
Cases cited: Accounting Systems 2000 (Developments) Pty Ltd v CCH Australia Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 470 Ancher, Mortlock, Murray & Woolley Pty Ltd v Hooker Homes Pty Ltd [1971] 2 NSWLR 278 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v DAP Services (Kempsey) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2007) 157 FCR 564; [2007] FCAFC 40 Axe Australasia Pty Ltd v Australume Pty Ltd (2006) 69 IPR 45; [2006] FCA 668 Baigent v Random House Group Ltd (2007) 72 IPR 195 Bailey v Namol Pty Limited (1994) 53 FCR 102 Barrett Property Group Pty Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (2007) 74 IPR 52; [2007] FCA 1509 Cummins v Vella [2002] FCAFC 218 Designers Guild Ltd v Russell Williams (Textiles) Ltd [2000] 1 WLR 2416 Eagle Homes Pty Ltd v Austec Homes Pty Ltd (1999) 87 FCR 415; [1999] FCA 138 Elwood Clothing Pty Ltd v Cotton On Clothing Pty Ltd (2008) 172 FCR 580; [2008] FCAFC 197 Elwood Clothing Pty Ltd v Cotton On Clothing Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 633 EMI Songs Australia Pty Ltd v Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd (2011) 191 FCR 444 Facton Ltd v Rifai Fashions Pty Ltd (2012) 95 IPR 95; [2012] FCAFC 9 Futuretronics.com.au Pty Ltd v Graphix Labels Pty Ltd (No 2) (2008) 76 IPR 763; [2008] FCA 746 GM Holden v Paine (2011) 281 ALR 406; [2011] FCA 569 Hanfstaengl v HR Baines & Co Ltd (Hanfstaengl v Empire Palace) [1985] AC 20 IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2009) 239 CLR 458; [2009] HCA 14 Kenrick & Co v Lawrence & Co (1890) 25 QBD 99 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 Milpurrurru v Indofurn Pty Ltd (1994) 54 FCR 240; 130 ALR 659 Norm Engineering Pty Ltd v Digga Australia Pty Ltd (2007) 162 FCR 1; [2007] FCA 761 Polo/Lauren Co LP v Ziliani Holdings Pty Ltd (2008) 173 FCR 266; [2008] FCAFC 195 The Polo/Lauren Co LP v Ziliani Holdings Pty Ltd (2008) 75 IPR 143; [2008] FCA 49 Review Australia Pty Ltd v Innovative Lifestyle Investments Pty Ltd (2008) 166 FCR 358; [2008] FCA 74 Review Australia Pty Ltd v New Cover Group Pty Ltd (2008) 29 IPR 236; [2008] FCA 1589 Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd [No 2] (2012) 248 CLR 42; [2012] HCA 16 TS & B Retail Systems Pty Ltd v 3Fold Resources Pty Ltd (No 3) (2007) 158 FCR 444; [2007] FCA 151 University of London Press Ltd v University Tutorial Press Ltd [1916] 2 Ch 601 Luck, J, "Section 18 of the Designs Act 2003: The neglected copyright/design overlap provisions" (2013) 23 Australian Intellectual Property Journal 68 McCutcheon, J, "Too many stitches in time? The Polo Lauren case, non-infringing accessories and the copyright/design overlap defence" (2009) 20 Australian Intellectual Property Journal 39 Date of hearing: 11 June to 18 June 2013
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