Goodman Fielder Pte Ltd v Conga Foods Pty Ltd

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 17 December 2020
• Neutral Citation: [2020] FCA 1808
• Court: Federal Court
• Date: 17 December 2020

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Goodman Fielder Pte Ltd v Conga Foods Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1808

File number:	NSD 328 of 2018
Judgment of:	BURLEY J
Date of judgment:	17 December 2020
Catchwords:	TRADE MARKS – foreign words – word marks – composite marks – claims for rectification of the Register of Trade Marks – claim for infringement ; TRADE MARKS – rectification – Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 88, 59, 92(4) – lack of intention to use marks –non-use of marks –whether marks not capable of distinguishing applicants' goods – partial rectification granted ; TRADE MARKS – infringement – Act s 120 – whether trade mark use of mark – whether use deceptively similar – whether use in relation to goods of the same description – whether use likely to deceive or cause confusion – infringement established ; PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – defence in s 120(2) of the Act – whether necessary to plead reliance on defence
Legislation:	Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 144 Intellectual Property Laws (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth) Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth) s 23(2) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s 7, s 14, s 17, s 33, s 41, s 44, s 59, s 65(7), s 83(1)(b), s 88, s 92, s 93(2), s 94, s 96, s 97, s 100, s 101, s 120 Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
Cases cited:	Aldi Foods v Moroccanoil Israel [2018] FCAFC 93; 261 FCR 301 Allergan Australia Pty Ltd v Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1530 Apple Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks [2014] FCA 1304; 227 FCR 511 Aston v Harlee Manufacturing Co [1960] HCA 47; 103 CLR 391 Austin Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt [2012] FCAFC 8; 202 FCR 490 Australian Meat Group Pty Ltd v JBS Australia Pty Limited [2018] FCAFC 207; 268 FCR 623 Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v F S Walton & Co Ltd [1937] HCA 51; 58 CLR 641 Bauer Consumer Media Ltd v Evergreen Television Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 71; (2019) 367 ALR 393 Bayer Pharma Pty Ltd v Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft [1965] HCA 71; 120 CLR 285 Blount Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks [1998] FCA 440; 83 FCR 50 Bohemia Crystal Pty Ltd v Host Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 235; 354 ALR 353 CA Henschke & Co v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1539; 52 IPR 42 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 [1952] HCA 15; 86 CLR 536 Dr August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel v Combe International Ltd [2020] FCA 39; 149 IPR 1 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan (Aust) Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 27 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited [2008] FCA 934; 77 IPR 69 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 15; 241 CLR 144 Flexopack S.A. Plastics Industry v Flexopack Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 235; 118 IPR 239 Food Channel Network Pty Ltd v Television Food Network GP [2010] FCAFC 58; 185 FCR 9 Health World Limited v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 100; 75 IPR 478 Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 13; (2010) 240 CLR 590 Hermes Trade Mark [1982] RPC 425 Hungry Spirit Pty Limited ATF The Hungry Spirt Trust v Fit n Fast Australia Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 883 In Re J & J Colman Ltd’s Application (1929) 46 RPC 126 In Re the Registered Trade Marks of John Batt & Co [1898] 2 Ch 432 In the Matter of An Application by the Pianotist Company Ltd for the Registration of a Trade Mark (1906) 23 RPC 774 Jafferjee v Scarlett [1937] HCA 36; 57 CLR 115 Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Limited v Stering Parmaceuticals Pty Limited [1991] FCA 402; 30 FCR 326 JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 43; 250 CLR 1 Kenman Kandy Australia Pty Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks [2002] FCAFC 273; 122 FCR 494 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc v Goulimis [2008] FCA 1415; 253 ALR 76 Lift Shop Pty Ltd v Easy Living Home Elevators Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 75; 311 ALR 207 Mark Foys v Davies Coop & Co Ltd [1956] HCA 41; 95 CLR 190 McCormick & Company Inc v McCormick [2000] FCA 1335; 51 IPR 102 McHattan v Australian Specialised Vehicle Systems Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 481; 34 IPR 537 MID Sydney Pty Ltd v Australian Tourism Company Ltd [1998] FCA 1616; 90 FCR 236 New South Wales Dairy Corporation v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Company Ltd [1989] FCA 124; 14 IPR 26 Nikken Wellness Pty Ltd v van Voorst [2003] FCA 816 Optical 88 Limited v Optical 88 Pty Limited [2011] FCAFC 130 Optical 88 Limited v Optical 88 Pty Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 1380 Philippart v William Whiteley Ltd (Diabolo Case) [1908] 2 Ch 274 Pioneer Computers Australia Pty Ltd v Pioneer KK [2009] FCA 135; 176 FCR 300 Polo Textile Industries Pty Ltd v Domestic Textile Corporation Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 265; 42 FCR 227 Re Applications by Maxam Food Products Pty Ltd [1991] ATMO 12; 20 IPR 381 Registrar of Trade Marks v W & G Du Cros Ltd [1913] AC 624 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd [1999] FCA 1020; 93 FCR 365 San Remo Macaroni Company Pty Ltd v San Remo Gourmet Coffee Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1842; 50 IPR 321 Shell Co of Australia v Esso Standard Oil [1963] HCA 66; 109 CLR 407 at 424-425 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd [1954] HCA 82; 91 CLR 592 Sports Warehouse, Inc v Fry Consulting Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 664; 186 FCR 519 Stone & Wood Group Pty Ltd v Intellectual Property Development Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 29; 357 ALR 15 Suyen Corporation v Americana International Ltd [2010] FCA 638 Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 156; 237 FCR 388 Woolworths Ltd v BP plc (No 2) [2006] FCAFC 132; 154 FCR 97 Woolworths Ltd v BP plc [2006] FCAFC 132; 154 FCR 97 ; Burrell R and Handler M, Australian Trade Mark Law (2nd ed, Oxford University Press, 2016) Davison M and Horak I, Shanahan’s Australian Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off (6th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2016) Elkington B, Hall M, Kell D, Annotated Trade Marks Act 1995 (3rd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2020) Explanatory Memorandum, Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill (2011) Macquarie Dictionary, (3rd ed, 2001, Sydney)
Division:	General Division
Registry:	New South Wales
National Practice Area:	Intellectual Property
Sub-area:	Trade Marks
Number of paragraphs:	370
Date of hearing:	2-6 December 2019
Counsel for the Applicants / Cross-respondents:	Mr E J C Heerey QC with Ms M Evetts
Solicitor for the Applicants / Cross-respondents:	Norton Rose Fulbright

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