Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Ragopika Pty Ltd v Padmasingh Isaac trading as Aachi Spices and Foods [2023] FCA 487 Appeal from: AD Padmasingh Isaac (t/as Aachi Spices and Foods) v Ragopika Pty Ltd [2021] ATMO 47
File number(s): WAD 149 of 2021
Judgment of: KENNETT J
Date of judgment: 18 May 2023
Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – appeal from decision of a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks refusing registration application – whether use of mark sought to be registered would be likely to mislead or deceive – whether registered mark registered in respect of closely related goods – whether use of mark sought to be registered would contravene the Australian Consumer Law – whether appellant owner of mark sought to be registered – whether application made in bad faith – grounds of opposition not made out
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) ss 18, 29(1)(g) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 12, 19(3), 20, 42, 44, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62A, 72(1), 197 Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth) Trade Marks Regulations 1995 (Cth) s 3.1, Sch 1
Cases cited: Allergan Australia Pty Ltd v Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1530 Bickfords Australia Pty Ltd v Frank Ward [2008] ATMO 84 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Limited (1999) 202 CLR 45 Caterpillar Loader Hire (Holdings) v Caterpillar Tractor Co [1983] FCA 145; (1983) 48 ALR 511 Community First Credit Union Limited v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited [2019] FCA 1553 ConAgra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 DC Comics v Chequout Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 478; 212 FCR 194 Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Limited v the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company [2018] FCA 1014 Enagic Co Ltd v Horizons (Asia) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1512 Food Channel Network Pty Ltd v Television Food Network GP [2010] FCAFC 58; 185 FCR 9 Fry Consulting Pty Ltd v Sports Warehouse Inc [2012] FCA 81; 201 FCR 565 GAIN Capital UK Limited v Citigroup Inc (No 4) [2017] FCA 519 Harrison v Teton Valley Trading Co Ltd [2004] 1 WLR 2577 Holder of IP Pty Ltd AFT Intelligent Assets Trust v Joseph Buttita [2020] ATMO 169 Jafferjee v Scarlett (1937) 57 CLR 115 Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd [2018] ATMO 193 Lomas v Winton Shire Council [2002] FCAFC 413 McCormick & Company Inc v McCormick [2000] FCA 1335; 51 IPR 102 McDonald's Inc v Future Enterprises Pte Ltd [2007] ATMO 22 Pham Global Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 83; 251 FCR 379 Qantas Airways Ltd v Edwards [2016] FCA 729 Raghu Lakshminarayanan vs M/S Fine Tubes (2007) 5 SCC 103 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd [1999] FCA 1020; 93 FCR 365 Renaud Cointreau & Cie v Cordon Bleu International LTEE [2001] FCA 1170; 193 ALR 657 Rodney Jane Racing Pty Ltd v Monster Energy Company [2019] FCA 923 Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8 Sizzler Restaurants International Inc v Sabra International Pty Ltd (1990) 20 IPR 331 Societe Des Produits Nestle v Cosi Sandwich Bar (2002) 56 IPR 305 Time Warner Entertainment Co LP v Stepsam Investments Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1502; 134 FCR 51 Winton Shire Council v Lomas [2002] FCA 288; 119 FCR 416
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