metas ee we TA v Interlego A.G. v. Croner Trading Pty. Limited [1994] FCA 526 | Case summary

Federal Court of Australia|1994-09-30|Before: Lee JJ

TRADE PRACTICES - s.52 - PASSING OFF - use of name, symbol and get-up resembling those of rival trader - whether word "kettle" was descriptive or had obtained a secondary meaning distinctive of one product - whether sufficient steps taken to distinguish rival's product - whether licensing others to use

"kettle" resulted in loss of any exclusive right to word -

whether fraudulent intent to mislead or deceive - whether Jones v. Dunkel inference could be made - damages or account

Trade Marks Registration Act 1875 (U.K.) Trade Practices Act 1974, ss 52, 53, 82, 87

Kerly's "Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names", 9th ed., 1966, s755; 10th ed., 1972, s16-46

s ian Woolle ills Limited v. F.S. Walton and Company Limited (1937) 58 C.L.R. 641

BM Auto Sales Pty. Ltd. v. Budget Rent A Car System Pty. Ltd. (1976) 51 A.L.J.R. 254

Bowden Wire Ltd. v. Bowden Brake Co. Ltd. (1913) 30 R.P.C. 45 J.H. Coles Proprietary Limited v. Need (1933) 49 C.L.R. 499 fasbury se Schweppes Pty. Ltd. v. Pub Squash Co. Pty. Ltd. [1981]

Be einen Palmer Ltd. v. Stock Affiliates Pty. Ltd. (1968) 122 C.L.R. 25

tom Bu urniture - Ltd. v. Puxu Pty. Ltd. (1982) 149 C.L.R. 191 Dart Industries Inc. v. Decor Corporation Pty. Ltd. (1993)

Interlego A.G. v. Croner Trading Pty. Limited (1992) 39 F.C.R. Johnson and Johnson Australia Pty. Ltd. Vv. Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd. (1991) 30 F.C.R. 326

td. v. Apand Pty. Ltd. (formerly CC-Ay Shack Foods Pty. Ltd.) (1993) 46 F.C.R. 152 Levi Strauss & Co. v. Kimbyr Investments Limited (1994) 28 I.P.R. 149 Munchies Management Pty, Ltd. v. Belperio (1988) 84 A.L.R. 700 My Kinda Town Ltd. v. Sol] [1983] R.P.c. 15 Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha v. Registrar of Trade Marks (1977) 137 C.L.R. 670 United States Surgical Corporation v. Hospital Products international] Pty. Ltd. [1983] 2 N.S.W.L.R. 157

us i . Ve e State of Western Australi (1992) 175 C.L.R. 514 Wood' Ge Mark: Wood v. Lambert & Butler (1886) 32 Ch. D. 247

APAND PTY LIMITED V. THE KETTLE CHIP COMPANY PTY LIMITED NO. G983 OF 1993

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Vieicome to ite delicious. slow cooked taste at Smith's Country Kettle Potato Chips.

(ur kettle siyle chias are cooked slowly inan =, acting process, using the flnest vegetable ad aad a dight sprinkling of sea salt. Fre respit is a delicious, crunchier chip with a distitttive potato taste. . Were sure you'll agiee they're the tastiest * kettie stwe chips you've ever eaten. Soule this product in any way fall below the _ gh standards yoy expect. or should you suite tafarmation about Smith's Ceuntry (Nie Potata Chips please call our Consumer efermation Certre on 008 025 789.

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Here at the Kettle Cooked Chip Company we hand cook our chips in large kettles in the old fashioned manner

We use only specially selected potatoes and blends of - - the highest quality, cholesterol free vegetable oils. S=

Kettle cooking is an exacting slow process which gives 4 our chips a unique crunchier texture with a more ey =

distinctive potato taste. 6 The Kettle Cooked Chip Company Pty. 1a 10 ' | pRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA an Australian Owned Company. - -

THIS PRODUCT HAS NO ADDED M.S G , AND IS FREE OF TROPICAL OILS, ie (PALM AND COCONUT)

NUTR:.TION INFORMATION _ No Artificial Colouring, Preservatives or Flavours. Servings | per package qd) rving size 100g INGREDIENT: T, Perse (100g) OIL suk eS POTATOES, SOYA BEAXAN D COTTON SEED Energy 3012kJ rm Protein 44g S Carbohydrat Total 33 3E ie e To 53 3g Manufactured by: The Kettle Cooked Cp ompany Pty Ltd Cholesterol Sugars less than . Ig g 20 Anderson St , East Botany, NSW 2019 B. (02) 31e 316 5599

money back if you are not Potatoes, Soya Bean and/or satisfied with this product. Cotton Seed Oil and Sea Sait.

"ip Nor| short note of explanation to 1owitt & Spencer Automotive SAtste Howitt & Spencer Pty. Ltd. Unit 304 Maritime Bldg. 6

Marketed by: Howitt & Spencer Pty Ltd, Unit 3C4 Maritime 3ldg 6, Birken'.ead Pt, Drummoyne NSW 2047

Oe, 4 ly Your "ve - = |, = Hawker is well known for its rege "Nutrition al Information: per serve of 100g - = - S - = ,, ce ANN, of quality car care products. Now, zneryy a 3012 kj - - es FM | i | Hawker proudly introduces Proten. .. cogs .. 4g - - - e °S mu, OA "Kettle Cooked Potato Chips" gy Los 38.09 - - mT crunchier, thicker flakes, rich in ' , " Wee flavour, cooked the old-ashioned - C#tPonvaaie i SG SS Way - sliced and hand cooked ugars less I eg ; slowly in a tasty blend of Soya Cholesterol. -00Ms ths PRODUC F HAS NO ADDED MSG d | bean & Cotton seed oils - free of © Sodium ... . . » 1861] QR OTHER FLAVOUR ENHANCERS "If, \ | cholestero! Potassium . .. 110mg FREE OF TROPICAL ons i | | ' iH t i

Pete crisps wth a difference You can Take It takes tme to create the unique full- flavour of our new Kettle™ Crisps.

Then we hand-cook them in cholesterol-free vegetable oil at just the right temperature for just the right time.

Cooked to crispy perfection, we lightly salt them to bring out the real potato taste.

It all takes a little longer, but the full- flavour is worth the wait.

The bags have air packaged inside to act as a cushion against breakage. This bag 1s sold by weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may occur during transit.

Manufactured by: The Kettle Chip Company Pty Ltd 20 Anderson Street East Botany NSW 2019

"Kettle" is a trademark of The Kettle Chip Company Pty Ltd,

East Botany, NSW and is used under cence by Frito-Lay Australia. "Lay's" 1s a registered trademark of Pepsico, Inc, Purchase, New York, U.S.A. and is used under licence by Frito-Lay Australia.

metas ee we TA v Interlego A.G. v. Croner Trading Pty. Limited

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