REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | 2013-0607 FCA D |
| Year | 2013 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Court | Federal Court |
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5 cases
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Dr August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel v Combe International Ltd
...Berlei Ltd’s Application [1968] HCA 72; 118 CLR 128 Re J Lyons & Co Ltd’s Application [1959] RPC 120 REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559; 217 FCR 327 Reckitt & Colman (Australia) Ltd v Boden [1945] HCA 12; 70 CLR 84 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths [1999] FCAFC 1020; 93 FC......
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Firstmac Limited v Zip Co Limited
...Where no component of a mark is “sufficiently prominent” a mark may not have any essential features: REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd (2013) 217 FCR 327; 102 IPR 1; [2013] FCA 559 at [232]. In my opinion, the word “CITY” in the CITYINDEX Mark no more strikes the eye and fixes itself in rec......
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National Mini Storage Ltd v National Storage Limited
...on a page riddled with references to “realestate” and “realestate.com.au”. 60 61 62 At [70]–[71]. REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559, (2013) 217 FCR At [168]. [84] From the above cases it is clear that the standard to be applied in assessing the likelihood of consumers being m......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Let's go to Thredbo in the Winnebago and find some realestate.com.au: trade marks and what they can and can't do for you - Part 1
...and citations are Thredbo - Kosciusko Thredbo v ThredboNet Marketing [2013] FCA 562 realestate.com.au - REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559 Winnebago - Knott Investments v Winnebago Industries [2013] FCAFC 59 Topic one - A little caution with descriptive trademarks In Kosciusko......
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Let's go to Thredbo in the Winnebago and find some realestate.com.au: trade marks and what they can and can't do for you - Part 2
...Well, applying for and obtaining a registered trade mark would be a good start, as the decision in REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559 The case concerned the realestate.com.au business, which started in 1999. It is essentially an online matching service, matching real estate ag......
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realestate.com.au: When a domain name is a trade mark
...stronger enforcement options against competitors than simply alleging misleading and deceptive conduct (REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559). What is a domain Every internet address, or a domain name, contains at least two parts: a top-level domain and a second-level domain. Th......
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Dangerous Domains: In REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559 the Federal Court warned on the dangers of using descriptive trade marks
...recent decision by Bromberg J in REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd [2013] FCA 559 has provided yet another salutary warning against the use of descriptive trade marks - especially where the trade mark doubles up as a domain The fact that REA's success was so tightly awarded due to REA's rig......
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