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The Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd

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JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation[1963] HCA 66,1963-0726 HCA C
Date1963
Year1963
CourtHigh Court
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4 firm's commentaries
  • Intellectual Property: When can you host a party and NOT offend Warner Bros?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 17 December 2009
    ...v. Universal Pictures Corp45 F.2d 119. 3 Trade Marks Act 1995 sections 120 and 17. 4 Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (1963) 109 CLR 407. 5 Reckitt and Colman Products Ltd v Borden Inc (1990) RPC 341. 6 Pacific Dunlop Ltd v Hogan (1989) 14 IPR 398. 7 Erven Warnink BV v J Townse......
  • Businesses should think twice before using a shape mark
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 21 November 2022
    ...Packaging Finish Logo Rofe J referred to Kitto J's decision in Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 of whether there has been use of a trademark. In that case, the test used was whether the use of the mark showed a connection between the prod......
  • Louboutin sees rouge: Can other traders colour the soles of their shoes red?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 18 August 2011
    ...the image at the end of this article. 5. See for example, Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (Oil Drop case) (1963) 109 CLR 407; [1963] ALR 634; (1963) 1A IPR 484; BC6300320, and Top Heavy Pty Ltd v Killin (1996) 34 IPR 282; (1996) AIPC 91-225; BC9601506 (authorit......
  • Aristocrat copyright and trade mark case ends as a busted flush
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 13 December 2013
    ...game, making it impossible to conduct the tests stated by Windeyer J in Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407. This meant the case against the Respondents was entirely circumstantial, and consequently, a finding of trade mark infringement was rende......
2 books & journal articles
  • DISENTANGLING FUNCTIONALITY, DISTINCTIVENESS AND USE IN AUSTRALIAN TRADE MARK LAW.
    • Australia
    • Melbourne University Law Review Vol. 42 No. 1, August 2018
    • 1 August 2018
    ...Philips v Remington (Trial) (n 61) 173-6 [16]-[26], 183 [47]. (64) The Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407, 425 (Kitto J). (65) Philips v Remington (Trial) (n 61) 183-4 [49]. (66) Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Products Australia ......
  • Reputation in Trade Mark Infringement: Why Some Courts Think it Matters and Why it Should Not
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 38-2, June 2010
    • 1 June 2010
    ...irrelevant to the inquiry. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Ibid. 24 (1963) 109 CLR 407. 25 Coca-Cola Case (1999) 96 FCR 107, 115-6. 238 Federal Law Review Volume 38 _____________________________________________________________________......

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