Mars Australia Pty Ltd (Formerly Effem Foods Pty Ltd) v Société Des Produits Nestlé Sa

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation2010-0622 FCA B
Date2010
Year2010
CourtFederal Court

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2 cases
  • Henley Arch Pty Ltd v Henley Constructions Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • Federal Court
    • 5 November 2021
    ...Pty Ltd v Tailly Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 29 Mars Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Effem Foods Pty Ltd) v Société des Produits Nestlé SA [2010] FCA 639 McCormick & Co Inc v McCormick [2000] FCA 1335 Monster Energy Company v Mixi Inc [2020] FCA 1398 Nature’s Blend Pty Ltd v Nestle Australia Ltd ......
  • The a2 Milk Company Limited v LD&D Australia Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • Federal Court
    • 3 December 2021
    ...the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; 199 CLR 135 Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Société des Produits Nestlé SA [2010] FCA 639; 86 IPR 581 Moroccanoil Israel Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 823 Registrar of Trade Marks v Muller (1980) 144 CLR 37 Registrar of Tr......
2 firm's commentaries
  • Liberalisation of Single-Colour Trade Marks
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 1 February 2011
    ...in respect of "foodstuffs for cats and kittens and additives for such foods". In Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Société des Produits Nestlé SA [2010] FCA 639, Justice Bennett directed that the application should proceed to registration. Accepting that Mars had provided: "extensive evidence of the......
  • Intellectual property highlights of 2010
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 12 January 2011
    ...be substantially different to the original. To see the full decision, click here. Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Société des Produits Nestlé SA [2010] FCA 639 In a decision handed down on 22 June 2010, the Federal Court of Australia confirmed that Mars Australia Pty Ltd can register the purple sh......