Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Skyy Spirits LLC v Lodestar Anstalt [2015] FCA 509 Citation: Skyy Spirits LLC v Lodestar Anstalt [2015] FCA 509
Appeal from: Rare Breed Distilling LLC v Lodestar Anstalt [2013] ATMO 85
Parties: SKYY SPIRITS LLC v LODESTAR ANSTALT
File number: NSD 2340 of 2013
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 26 May 2015
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – application for removal of trade marks based on non-use – whether use by another entity 'authorised use' – whether discretion should be exercised so as to permit continuance of marks in any event
Legislation: The Constitution s 92 Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 7, 8, 17, 92(4)(b), 101 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. Opened for signature 15 April 1994. 1867 UNTS 3 (entered into force 1 January 1995). Annex 1C ('Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights') art 19 Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community. 298 UNTS 11 (entered into force 25 March 1957) arts 30, 36
Cases cited: Asia Television Ltd v Yau's Entertainment Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 49 IPR 264 CA Henschke & Co v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd (2000) 52 IPR 42 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 144 Einstein Trade Mark [2007] RPC 23 GE Trade Mark [1969] RPC 418 Holly Hobbie Trade Mark [1984] RPC 329 IHT Internationale Heiztechnik GmbH v Ideal-Standard GmbH [1994] ECR I-2789 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen (2015) 318 ALR 391 K & S Lake City Freighters Pty Ltd v Gordon & Gotch Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 309 McGregor Trade Mark [1979] RPC 36 Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v Registrar of Trade Marks (1977) 137 CLR 670 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252 Scandecor Developments AB v Scandecor Marketing AB [2001] UKHL 21 Toddler Kindy Gymbaroo Pty Ltd v Gymboree Pty Ltd (2000) 100 FCR 166 Yau's Entertainment Pty Ltd v Asia Television Ltd (2002) 54 IPR 1 Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, House, 27 September 1995, 1909-1913 (Michael Lee) Craig P and de Búrca G, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (2nd Ed, Oxford University Press, 1998) Dwyer, JW, "Trade Mark Licences – Is the "Authorised User" System under the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) working?" (1997) 8 AIPJ 174
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