Swancom Pty Ltd v The Jazz Corner Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2)

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 09 April 2021
• Neutral Citation: [2021] FCA 328
• Court: Federal Court
• Date: 09 April 2021

Federal Court of Australia

Swancom Pty Ltd v The Jazz Corner Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 328

File number(s):	VID 330 of 2019
Judgment of:	O’BRYAN J
Date of judgment:	9 April 2021
Catchwords:	TRADE MARKS – validity – whether “Corner Hotel” and “Corner” marks capable of distinguishing applicant’s services of conducting a live music venue within s 41 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – whether use of those marks likely to deceive or cause confusion within s 88(2)(c) – infringement – whether respondents infringed applicant’s marks by using the “Jazz Corner Hotel” name and associated names and brands as trade marks in relation to live music services – whether marks have been used as trade marks in relation to live music services – whether marks are deceptively similar to “Corner Hotel” and “Corner” within s 120(1) – whether use in good faith to indicate a characteristic of the services within s 122(1)(b)(i) – whether entitled to obtain registration of marks for the purposes of s 122(1)(fa) – whether use of registered marks is the exercise of rights granted under the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) and thereby satisfies s 122(1)(e) – whether the corporate respondents are joint tortfeasors – whether individual respondent, as director of the corporate respondents, is a joint tortfeasor
Legislation:	Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ss 7(1), 10, 25, 41, 41(3), 41(4), 44(2), 44(3)(a), 44(3)(b), 44(4), 57, 88(1)(a), 88(2)(a), 88(2)(c), 120(1), 120(2), 122(1)(b)(i), 122(1)(e), 122(1)(fa), 126(1), 126(2) Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 (Cth) s 41 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 14.03 Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth)
Cases cited:	Alcon Inc v Bausch & Lomb (Australia) Pty Ltd[2009] FCA 1299; 83 IPR 210; Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Moroccanoil Israel Ltd (2018) 261 FCR 301 Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Ltd v ACPA Pty Ltd (2018) 259 FCR 514 Apple Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks(2014) 227 FCR 511 Australian Meat Group v JBS Australia Pty Ltd(2018) 268 FCR 623 Australian Postal Corporation v Digital Post Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)[2012] FCA 862; 293 ALR 369 Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton & Co Ltd(1937) 58 CLR 641 B Stone & Co Ltd v Steelace Manufacturing Co Ltd (1929) 46 RPC 406 Blount Inc v Registrar of Trade Marks(1998) 83 FCR 50 Bohemia Crystal Pty Ltd v Host Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 235; 129 IPR 482 British Sugar plc v James Robertson & Sons Ltd[1996] RPC 281 Britt Allcroft (Thomas) LLC v Miller (t/as The Thomas Shop)[2000] FCA 699; 49 IPR 7 Burger King Corporation v Registrar of Trade Marks (1973) 128 CLR 417 CA Henschke v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd[2000] FCA 1539; 52 IPR 42 Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd(2014) 254 CLR 337 Clark Equipment Co v Registrar of Trade Marks (1964) 111 CLR 511 Coca-Cola Company v All-Fect Distributors Ltd (1999) 96 FCR 107 Colorado Group Ltd v Strandbags Group Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 506 Crazy Ron’s Communications Pty Ltd v Mobileworld Communications Pty Ltd[2004] FCAFC 196; 209 ALR 1 E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd(2010) 241 CLR 144 Eastman Photographic Materials Company Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (the Solio Case)[1898] AC 571 F.H. Faulding & Co Ltd v Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Ltd (1965) 112 CLR 537 Global Brand Marketing Inc v YD Pty Ltd[2008] FCA 605; 76 IPR 161 Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 5; 64 IPR 495 Health World Limited v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd[2008] FCA 100; 75 IPR 478 In-N-Out Burgers, Inc v Hashtag Burgers Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 193; 377 ALR 116 Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd(1991) 30 FCR 326 JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd v Cummings [2016] FCAFC 20; 329 ALR 625 Keller v LED Technologies Pty Ltd (2010) 185 FCR 449 Mantra Group Pty Ltd v Tailly Pty Ltd (No 2) (2010) 183 FCR 450 Mark Foy’s Ltd v Davies Coop & Co Ltd (1956) 95 CLR 190 McCorqhadale v Masterson[2004] FCA 1247; 63 IPR 582 Mentmore Manufacturing Co Ltd v National Merchandising Manufacturing Co Inc (1978) 89 DLR (3d) 195 MID Sydney Pty Ltd v Australian Tourism Co Ltd(1998) 90 FCR 236 Oxford University Press v Registrar of Trade Marks (1990) 24 FCR 1 Pacific Publications Pty Ltd v IPC Media Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 104 57 IPR 28 Performing Right Society Ltd v Ciryl Theatrical Syndicate Ltd[1924] 1 KB 1 Re Bali Brassiere Co. Inc’s Registered Trade Mark; Re Berlei Ltd’s Application (1968) 118 CLR 128 Reckitt & Colman (Australia) Ltd v Boden (1945) 70 CLR 84 Registrar of Trade Marks v W & G Du Cros Ltd [1913] AC 624 Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd(1999) 93 FCR 365 Shell Co of Australia Ltd v EssoStandard Oil (Aust) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd(1954) 91 CLR 592 Starr Partners Pty Ltd v Dev Prem Pty Ltd[2007] FCAFC 42; 71 IPR 459 Swancom Pty Ltd v The Jazz Corner Hotel Pty Ltd[2020] FCA 396; 153 IPR 1 Tivo Inc v Vivo International Corporation Pty Ltd[2012] FCA 252 Trident Seafoods Corp v Trident Foods Pty Ltd[2019] FCAFC 100; 369 ALR 367 Unilever Aust Ltd v Karounos(2001) 113 FCR 322 Urban Alley Brewery Pty Ltd v La Sirène Pty Ltd[2020] FCA 82; 150 IPR 11 Wingate Marketing Pty Ltd v Levi Strauss & Co (1994) 49 FCR 89 Woolworths Ltd v BP Plc (No 2) (2006) 154 FCR 97
Date of hearing:	16 – 17 March 2020
Date of last submissions:	3 April 2020
Registry:	Victoria
Division:
National Practice Area:
Sub-area	Trade Marks
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	295
Counsel for the Applicant:	Mr E Heerey QC with Mr S Rebikoff
Solicitor for the Applicant:	K&L Gates
Counsel for the Respondents:	Mr C Golvan QC with Ms M Marcus
Solicitor for the Respondents:	Brand Partners Commercial Lawyers

ORDERS

		VID 330 of 2019
BETWEEN:	SWANCOM PTY LTD Applicant
AND:	THE JAZZ CORNER HOTEL PTY LTD ACN 615 168 968 (and others named in the Schedule) Respondents

order made by:	O’BRYAN J
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