Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Unilever Australia Ltd v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 875 Citation: Unilever Australia Ltd v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 875
Parties: UNILEVER AUSTRALIA LIMITED (ACN 004 050 828) v REVLON AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ACN 095 360 731)
File number(s): NSD 508 of 2014
Judge(s): GLEESON J
Date of judgment: 19 August 2014
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – misleading or deceptive conduct – ss 18, 29(1)(a), 29(1)(g) Australian Consumer Law – claim for interlocutory injunctive relief restraining the selling, offering for sale or marketing of consumer products in particular packaging – whether packaging falsely represents that the product is associated with a rival product – whether packaging is misleading or deceptive – whether Court's discretion should be exercised in favour of granting interlocutory injunction – application dismissed TORT – passing off – whether ordinary consumer would be misled by consumer product
Legislation: Australian Consumer Law (Sch 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) ss 18, 29(1)(a), 29(1)(g)
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited [2014] FCA 634 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 54 Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton & Co Ltd (1937) 58 CLR 641 Bodum v DKSH Australia Pty Limited [2011] FCAFC 98 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (2007) 159 FCR 397 Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Kettle Chip Co Pty Ltd v Apand Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 152 Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 606 Natural Waters of Viti Limited v Dayals (Fiji) Artesian Waters Ltd [2007] FCA 200 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd v Borden Inc [1990] RPC 341 Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd v Sydneywide Distributors Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1228 Schweppes Ltd v Gibbens (1905) 22 RPC 601 Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corporation Pty Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 729 Sydneywide Distributors Pty Ltd v Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCAFC 157 Unilever Australia Limited v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 573 Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Apotex Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 59 WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd (1997) 39 IPR 356
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