Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited v Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 753 Citation: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited v Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 753
Parties: RECKITT BENCKISER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED ACN 003 274 655 v PROCTER & GAMBLE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 396 245
File number: NSD 810 of 2015
Judge: GLEESON J
Date of judgment: 23 July 2015
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – television advertisement advertising dishwashing products – application for interim injunction restraining broadcast of advertisement – whether advertisement misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive – whether false or misleading representations conveyed – balance of convenience – injunction granted – Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 29, 232, 234
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law), ss 18, 29(1)(f), 33, 232, 234
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 634; (2014) 317 ALR 73 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 54; (2013) 250 CLR 640 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 60; (2004) 218 CLR 592 Generic Health Pty Ltd v Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd [2013] FCAFC 17; (2013) 296 ALR 50 Gillette Australia Pty Ltd v Energizer Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCAFC 223; (2002) 193 ALR 629 Gillette Australia Pty v Energizer Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1647 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd v Bayer Australia Ltd [2015] FCA 35 Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd v SC Johnson & Son Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1237 Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd v LG Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 227 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc [2011] FCAFC 156; (2011) 217 FCR 238 Specsavers Pty Limited v The Optical Superstore [2010] FCA 566 Telstra Corp Ltd v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 515 Telstra v SingTel [2007] FCA 824 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc [1992] FCA 630; (1992) 38 FCR 1 Trade Practices Commission v Santos Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 382 Warner-Lambert Co LLC v Apotex Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 59; (2014) 106 IPR 218
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