Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 741

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 741 Citation: Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 741

Parties: TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED (ACN 051 775 556) and SENSIS PTY LTD (ACN 007 423 912) v PHONE DIRECTORIES COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 059 776 091), AUSTRALIAN LOCAL DIRECTORIES PTY LTD (ACN 078 856 318), ADAM HARGRAVES, GLENN HARGRAVES, DANIEL STOTEN and LOCAL DIRECTORIES COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 130 550 971)

File number: VID 276 of 2007

Judge: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 11 July 2014

Catchwords: TRADE AND COMMERCE – Trade Practices – misleading or deceptive conduct – misleading or deceptive conduct in the taking of a competitor's trade indicia – passing off – whether respondents' use of colour yellow on their website and mobile app directories was misleading or deceptive

Dates of hearing: 18-21, 25-28 February, 1 March, 18 April 2013

Place: Melbourne

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 30

Counsel for the Applicants: Mr M D Wyles SC with Mr S Rebikoff and Mr P Creighton Selvay

Solicitor for the Applicants: King & Wood Mallesons

Counsel for the Respondents: Mr C Golvan SC and Mr T Cordiner

Solicitor for the Respondents: K & L Gates

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 276 of 2007

BETWEEN: TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED (ACN 051 775 556)

First Applicant

SENSIS PTY LTD (ACN 007 423 912)

Second Applicant

AND: PHONE DIRECTORIES COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 059 776 091)