Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeFrench CJ,Hayne,Crennan,Kiefel JJ,Gageler J.
Judgment Date03 December 2014
Neutral Citation[2014] HCA 48
Docket NumberS67/2014
CourtHigh Court
Date03 December 2014
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7 cases
  • Goodman Fielder Pte Ltd v Conga Foods Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • Federal Court
    • 17 December 2020
    ...Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 12; 202 CLR 45 Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2014] HCA 48; 254 CLR 337 Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks [1964] HCA 55; 111 CLR 511 Cooper Engineering Co. Pty Ltd v Sigmund Pumps Ltd [195......
  • Combe International Ltd v Dr August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel
    • Australia
    • Full Federal Court (Australia)
    • 11 February 2021
    ...112 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833; 117 FCR 424 Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2014] HCA 48; 254 CLR 337 Christian v Société Des Produits Nestlé SA (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 153; 327 ALR 630 Combe International Ltd v Dr August Wolff GmbH......
  • Seven Network (Operations) Limited v 7-Eleven Inc
    • Australia
    • Federal Court
    • 8 June 2023
    ...ss 6(1), 17, 92(1), 92(2), 92(4)(b), 100(1)(c), 100(3), 101(2), 101(3), 102 Cases cited: Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 48; 254 CLR 337 Coca-Cola Co v All-Fect Distributors Ltd [1999] FCA 1721; 96 FCR 107 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan [2010] HCA 15; 241 CLR 1......
  • Halal Certification Authority Pty Ltd v Flujo Sanguineo Holdings Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • Federal Court
    • 12 November 2021
    ...adapted to make’ to those goods”: Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd (2014) 254 CLR 337; 315 ALR 4; 109 IPR 154; [2014] HCA 48 (Cantarella) at [57] per French CJ, Hayne, Crennan and Kiefel (5) The principles derived from the observations of Kitto J in Clark Equipment apply wit......
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11 firm's commentaries
  • Trade marks exist in the minds of consumers
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 28 December 2014
    ...that was excepted in the Tub Happy case and now by the majority of the High Court in this case. Footnotes 1 (1893) 2 Ch 388, at pp 403 2 [2014] HCA 48 3 as required by s 41(3) 4 Modena argued that the primary judge incorrectly applied registrability tests founded in Mark Foy's Ltd v Davies ......
  • Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Lavazza Australia Pty Ltd ' How to determine "ordinary signification" of trademark
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 6 November 2023
    ...with their goods or services.9 His Honour referred to the High Court authority of Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 48, where the High Court had 'rejected the notion that a word mark will not be inherently adapted to distinguish simply because it is likely that oth......
  • Australian High Court reasserts ordinary meaning in assessment of foreign word trade marks
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 7 December 2014
    ...Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2014] HCA 48 (3 December 2014) Services: Commercial, Competition & Consumer Law, Intellectual property & technology Industry Focus: Energy, resources & infrastructure, Financial services, Life sciences & healthcare, I......
  • Cancel that order! High Court refuses cancellation of coffee trade marks containing descriptive foreign words
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 10 December 2014
    ...Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 48 Introduction A recent decision of the High Court of Australia has clarified the ability of brand owners to register and protect trade marks which have descriptive or laudatory connotations, confirming that the meaning of words to consumers......
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