The Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | [1963] HCA 66,1963-0726 HCA C |
| Date | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 |
| Court | High Court |
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4 firm's commentaries
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Intellectual Property: When can you host a party and NOT offend Warner Bros?
...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......
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Businesses should think twice before using a shape mark
...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......
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Louboutin sees rouge: Can other traders colour the soles of their shoes red?
...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......
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Aristocrat copyright and trade mark case ends as a busted flush
...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
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DISENTANGLING FUNCTIONALITY, DISTINCTIVENESS AND USE IN AUSTRALIAN TRADE MARK LAW.
...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 ......
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Reputation in Trade Mark Infringement: Why Some Courts Think it Matters and Why it Should Not
...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 _____________________________________________________________________......