Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | [2009] FCAFC 174,2009-1211 FCA A,2009-0605 FCA A |
| Date | 2009 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Court | Federal Court |
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7 firm's commentaries
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...were declared by the primary judge, Perram J, in the recent Federal Court decision Mars Australia Pty Ltd –v– Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 606; BC200904981 to be a "victim their own success".1 His Honour dismissed the applicant's claims for passing off, misleading and deceptive conduct,......
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...opposition further. Puma have now filed an appeal in relation to this matter. Footnotes 1 Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 606; 81 IPR 354 2 Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing SA v Mars Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1065; 115 IPR 82 The content of this article is intended......
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Cat fight? Caterpillar bulldoze Puma in procat trade mark stoush
...opposition further. Puma have now filed an appeal in relation to this matter. Footnotes 1 Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 606; 81 IPR 354 2 Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing SA v Mars Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1065; 115 IPR 82 The content of this article is intended......
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Comparison Creep and the Conflation of Trade Mark Infringement and Passing Off
...Why some cou rts think it mat ters and why it should not’ (2010) UMonashLRS 15.20 Case no 14605/2009 [2011] ZAWCHC 444 paras [116–119].21 [2009] FCA 606 paras [96 –98], as referenced in Dav ison (n19).COMPARISON CREEP AND THE CONFLATION OF TRADE MARK INFRINGEMENT 91© Juta and Company (Pty) ......
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Reputation in Trade Mark Infringement: Why Some Courts Think it Matters and Why it Should Not
...used by any other party that has any differences _____________________________________________________________________________________ 50 [2009] FCA 606 (Unreported, Perram J, 5 June 2009). 51 Ibid [97]–[98]. 2010 Reputation in Trade Mark Infringement 249 ___________________________________......