Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Apple Inc. v Registrar of Trade Marks [2014] FCA 1304 Citation: Apple Inc. v Registrar of Trade Marks [2014] FCA 1304
Appeal from: Apple Inc. [2013] ATMO 13
Parties: APPLE INC. v REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
File number(s): NSD 428 of 2013
Judge(s): YATES J
Date of judgment: 3 December 2014
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – application to register APP STORE as a trade mark – whether the mark is capable of distinguishing the applicant's designated services from the services of other persons within the meaning of s 41 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – consideration of the notion of inherent adaptation to distinguish TRADE MARKS – Convention application – whether the test under s 41 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) is to be considered at the priority date for registration of the mark or the filing date of the application for the mark PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – trade marks – appeal from decision of a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks rejecting a trade mark application – consideration of the role of the Registrar of Trade Marks in the appeal proceeding
Legislation: Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 6, 12, 20, 29, 31, 33, 35, 38, 41, 44, 60, 72 Trade Marks Regulations 1995 (Cth) reg 3 Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Trade Marks Act 1905 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 34
Cases cited: Blount Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks (1998) 83 FCR 50 Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511 Modena Trading Pty Ltd v Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd (2013) 215 FCR 16 Kenman Kandy Australia Pty Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks (2002) 122 FCR 494 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 365 Jafferjee v Scarlett (1937) 57 CLR 115 Rowntree PLC v Rollbits Pty Ltd (1988) 90 FLR 398 Eclipse Sleep Products Incorporated v The Registrar of Trade Marks (1957) 99 CLR 300 at 308 Registrar of Trade Marks v Muller (1980) 144 CLR 37 at 41 Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1957) 99 CLR 453 at 457 Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 180 FCR 60 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1953) 91 CLR 592 Austereo Pty Ltd v DMG Radio (Australia) Pty Ltd (2004) 209 ALR 93 Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks (2000) 47 IPR 579 Howard Auto-Cultivators Limited v Webb Industries Proprietary Limited (1946) 72 CLR 175 Eastman Photographic Materials Company, Limited v The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [1898] AC 571 Optical 88 Ltd v Optical 88 Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 275 ALR 526 Societe Des Produits Nestle SA v Unilever plc [2003] RPC 35 Woolworths Ltd v BP plc (No 2) (2006) 154 FCR 97 Merck & Co Inc v Sankyo Co Ltd (1992) 23 IPR 415
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