Chocolaterie Guylian N.v v Registrar of Trade Marks

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation2009-0818 FCA C
Year2009
Date2009
CourtFederal Court
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Apple not appy with Federal Court decision on APP STORE trade mark
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 15 April 2015
    ...88 Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 275 ALR 526; 89 IPR 457; [2010] FCA 1380; BC201009532, Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 180 FCR 60; 258 ALR 545; [2009] FCA 891; BC200907428, Societe Des Produits Nestle SA v Unilever plc [2003] RPC 35 and Woolworths Ltd v BP plc (No 2) (200......
  • Guylian's Box Of Chocolates: Shape Trade Marks And Their Capacity To Distinguish
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 27 August 2009
    ...yet clear whether Guylian will appeal the decision to the Full Court. Footnotes 1 Chocolaterie Guylian N.V. v Registrar of Trade Marks [2009] FCA 891. 2 Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to th......
1 books & journal articles
  • DISENTANGLING FUNCTIONALITY, DISTINCTIVENESS AND USE IN AUSTRALIAN TRADE MARK LAW.
    • Australia
    • Melbourne University Law Review Vol. 42 No. 1, August 2018
    • 1 August 2018
    ...distinctiveness in green used as the predominant colour of its service stations); Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 180 FCR 60 (seahorse shape for chocolate not factually (114) All evidence of the state of the Register is available at IP Australia, Australian Trade M......