Chocolaterie Guylian N.v v Registrar of Trade Marks
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | 2009-0818 FCA C |
| Year | 2009 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Court | Federal Court |
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17 cases
- Suyen Corporation v Americana International Ltd (No 2)
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Community First Credit Union Limited v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited
...mark was inherently adapted to distinguish the designated services. 219 In Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks (2009) 180 FCR 60 (Chocolaterie Guylian) at [54] Sundberg J Each of these chocolate boxes was purchased in May or June 2008, well after the priority date (16 April 2......
- Hills Industries Ltd v Bitek Pty Ltd
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Societe Des Produits Nestlé SA and another v Petra Foods Ltd and another
...formulating his test in Vibe. Similarly, in the Federal Court of Australia case of Chocolaterie Guylian NV v Registrar of Trade Marks [2009] FCA 891 (“Guylian”) at [100], a case which dealt with three-dimensional seahorse shaped chocolates, Sundberg J accepted that association is not enough......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Apple not appy with Federal Court decision on APP STORE trade mark
...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......
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Guylian's Box Of Chocolates: Shape Trade Marks And Their Capacity To Distinguish
...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
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DISENTANGLING FUNCTIONALITY, DISTINCTIVENESS AND USE IN AUSTRALIAN TRADE MARK LAW.
...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......