Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited v ACPA Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] FCA 1436

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited v ACPA Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] FCA 1436 Citation: Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Limited v ACPA Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] FCA 1436

Parties: ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS PTY LIMITED v ACPA PTY LIMITED and ANCHORAGE CAPITAL GROUP LLC; ACPA PTY LIMITED and ANCHORAGE CAPITAL GROUP LLC v ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS PTY LIMITED

File number: NSD 149 of 2014

Judge: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 17 December 2015

Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – whether power to remove trade marks from register under s 88 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) discretionary – who bears the onus of proof under s 88 – manner of the exercise of the power to remove under s 88(1) – consideration of factors relevant to the exercise of the power to remove under s 88(1) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – suppression orders – whether orders necessary under s 37AG of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AF, 37AG Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth) ss 22, 23 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 88, 89(1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 2.32

Cases cited: Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 cited Crazy Ron's Communications Pty Ltd v Mobileworld Communications Pty Ltd (2004) 209 ALR 1 cited Deckers Outdoor Corp v Farley (No 2) (2009) 176 FCR 33 cited Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd (2010) 240 CLR 590 cited Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125 cited Jonathan Ross Sceats v Jonathan Sceats Design Pty Ltd (1990) 17 IPR 28 cited Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 cited Re Carl Zeiss Pty Ltd's Application (1969) 122 CLR 1 cited Ritz Hotel Ltd v Charles of the Ritz Ltd (1988) 15 NSWLR 158 cited Davison M, Berger T, Freeman A, Shanahan's Australian Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off (4th ed, Lawbook Co, 2008)