McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412

Federal Court of Australia

McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412 File number(s): NSD 967 of 2020

Judgment of: BURLEY J

Date of judgment: 16 November 2023

Catchwords: TRADE MARKS – infringement – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s 120 – deceptive similarity – consideration of intention to mislead or deceive – infringement not established. TRADE MARKS – application for cancellation of trade mark registration – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 44, 60 and 88 – no ground for cancellation established. TRADE MARKS – cross-claim for removal of trade mark from the Register for non-use – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s 92(4)(b) – consideration of discretion under s 101(3) to permit mark to remain registered in respect of certain goods. CONSUMER LAW – misleading or deceptive conduct in contravention of s 18 of the Australian Consumer Law – whether representation as to comparative weight of meat product misleading or deceptive – contravention established.

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Schedule 2, s 18 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 44, 44(1), 60, 62A, 88, 88(1)(a), 88(2)(a), 88(2)(c), 92(4), 92(4)(b), 100(1), 101(3), 120, 120(1), 120(2), 122(1)(e) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 34.50(2)(b)

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 [2011] FCA 1254 Australian Woollen Mills Limited v FS Walton & Co Ltd [1937] HCA 51; (1937) 58 CLR 641 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 60; (2004) 218 CLR 592 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Limited [2000] HCA 12; (2000) 202 CLR 45 Cooper Engineering Co Pty Ltd v Sigmund Pumps Ltd [1952] HCA 15; (1952) 86 CLR 536 Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing S.A. v Mars Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1065; (2015) 115 IPR 82 Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1984] FCA 167; (1984) 2 FCR 82 Hashtag Burgers Pty Ltd v In-N-Out Burgers, Inc [2020] FCAFC 235; (2020) 385 ALR 514 Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia [2010] HCA 13; (2010) 240 CLR 590 Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Limited v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited [1991] FCA 402; 30 FCR 326 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 9; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Mark Foy's v Davies Co-op Ltd [1956] HCA 41; (1956) 95 CLR 190 MID Sydney Pty Ltd v Australian Tourism Co Ltd [1998] FCA 1616; (1998) 90 FCR 236 National Exchange Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2004] FCAFC 90; (2004) 61 IPR 420 New South Wales Dairy Corporation v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Company Ltd [1989] FCA 124; (1989) 86 ALR 549 PDP Capital Pty Ltd v Grasshopper Ventures Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 128; (2021) 285 FCR 598 Peter Bodum A/S v DKSH Australia Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 98; (2011) 280 ALR 639 Pham Global Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 83; (2017) 251 FCR 379 Pioneer Computers Australia Pty Ltd v Pioneer KK [2009] FCA 135; (2009) 176 FCR 300 Qantas Airways Limited v Edwards [2016] FCA 729; (2016) 338 ALR 134 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd [1999] FCA 1020; (1999) 93 FCR 365 Rodney Jane Racing Pty Ltd v Monster Energy Company [2019] FCA 923; (2019) 370 ALR 140 S & I Publishing Pty Ltd v Australian Surf Life Saver Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 1463; (1998) 168 ALR 396 SAP Australia Pty Ltd v Sapient Australia Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1821; (1999) 169 ALR 1 Saville Perfumery Ltd v June Perfect Ltd (1939) 58 RPC 141 Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8; (2023) 408 ALR 195 Singtel Optus Pty Limited v Optum Inc [2018] FCA 575; (2018) 140 IPR 1 Southern Cross Refrigerating Company v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 82; (1953) 91 CLR 592 The Agency Group Australia Limited v H.A.S. Real Estate Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 482 The Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd [1963] HCA 66; (1963) 109 CLR 407 Trident Seafoods Corp v Trident Foods Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 100; (2019) 143 IPR 1 Unilever Aust Ltd v Karounos [2001] FCA 1132; (2001) 113 FCR 322 Wingate Marketing Pty Ltd v Levi Strauss & Co [1994] FCA 163; (1994) 49 FCR 89 Woolly Bull Enterprises Pty Ltd v Reynolds [2001] FCA 261; (2001) 107 FCR 166