Johnson and Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | 1991-0717 FCA A |
| Year | 1991 |
| Date | 1991 |
| Court | Federal Court |
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3 firm's commentaries
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Trade marks exist in the minds of consumers
...Ltd v Davies Co-op & Co Ltd [1956] HCA 41 and Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Limited v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited [1991] FCA 310; (1991) 30 FCR 326 5 [1964] HCA 55; (1964) 111 CLR 511 at 514 (" Clarke Equipment") 6 When considering s 26 of the 1955 Act 7 And later on furt......
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Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Lavazza Australia Pty Ltd ' How to determine "ordinary signification" of trademark
...v Lavazza (n 1) [382]. 5 Ibid [372], [368]. 6 Ibid [343] citing Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (1991) 30 FCR 326, 347-8; Woolworths Ltd v BP plc (No 2) [2006] FCAFC 132 [77]; Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8 7 Ib......
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When is unauthorised use of a trade mark not an infringement of the trade mark owners rights?
...FCA 629. 19 Nokia Corporation v Mai [2003] FCA 924, 47. 20 Re Johnson and Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 310, 21 Re Johnson and Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 310, 45. v Mai [2003] FA 924, 5. 15 Nokia Corporat......
2 books & journal articles
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Trade marks for tobacco products as constitutional property: Australian plain packaging legislation
...World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd(2010) 240 CLR 590 para 29; Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling PharmaceuticalsPty Ltd (1991) 30 FCR 326 at 348–9; Mattel Inc v 3894207 Canada Inc [2006] 1 SCR 772at 780, 788.68JT International supra note 7 para 78 per Gummow J, citing New So......
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Reputation in Trade Mark Infringement: Why Some Courts Think it Matters and Why it Should Not
...14 In particular, ss 20, 21, 22 and 120 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth). 15 (1991) 30 FCR 326. 236 Federal Law Review Volume 38 ____________________________________________________________________________________ than the word TYLENOL'16 and was used in conjunction with the name of the ge......