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Trade Mark Hearings

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Frequently cited trade mark cases

When making hearing submissions, the Commissioner does not require copies of the following cases:

  1. Anheuser Busch Inc v Budweiser Budvar National Corporation High Court [2001] 3 NZLR 666; Court of Appeal CA 158/01
  2. Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar HC Wellington CIV-2004-485-1281
  3. Stichting Lodestar v Austin, Nichols & Co Inc [2007] NZCA 61
  4. Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar [2007] NZSC 103
  5. Automobile Club De L’Ouest ACO v South Pacific Tyres New Zealand Ltd 70 IPR 639 (HC)
  6. Betterware International v Commissioner of Trade Marks & another Wellington High Court CP10/02
  7. British Sugar plc v James Robertson & Sons Ltd [1996] RPC 281
  8. Bud and Budweiser Budbrau Trade Marks [2003] RPC 25
  9. Build-a-Bear Workshop Inc. CIV 2007-485-196; CIV 2007-485-775 (HC)
  10. Cadbury Ltd v Effem Foods Ltd 11 TCLR 966 (CA)
  11. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v MGM Inc [1999] RPC 117
  12. Carnival Cruise Lines v Sitmar Cruises Ltd. [1994] 31 IPR 375
  13. Council of Ivy League Presidents v Pacific Dunlop (Asia) Ltd. Wellington High Court 66 IPR 202
  14. Crocodile International Pte v Lacoste [2017] NZSC 14
  15. Cure Kids v National SIDS Council of Australia Ltd [2015] 3 NZLR 90
  16. “Cycling IS” Trade Mark Applications [2002] RPC 729
  17. Daimler AG v Sany Group Co Limited [2014] NZCA 421 (28 August 2014)
  18. De Cordova & others v Vick Chemical Co. [1951] 68 RPC 103
  19. Effem Foods Ltd v Cadbury Ltd CIV-2004-485-2127 (HC)
  20. Elle Trade Marks [1997] FSR 529
  21. Fredco Trading Ltd v Miller 65 IPR (HC)
  22. Fredco Trading Ltd v Miller 11 TCLR 751 (CA)
  23. Friskies Ltd v Heinz-Wattie Ltd [2003] 2 NZLR 663
  24. Hannaford & Burton Ltd. v Polaroid Corporation [1976] 2 NZLR 14
  25. Intellectual Reserve Inc v Robert Sintes [2009] NZCA 305 (CA)
  26. Intellectual Reserve Inc v Robert Sintes CIV-2007-404-2610 (HC)
  27. International Consolidated Business Proprietary Ltd v SC Johnson & Son Inc [2020] NZSC 110
  28. K-Swiss Inc v Federation of The Swiss Watch Industry FH, High Court Wellington, CIV-2009-485-197, 20 July 2009
  29. Levi Strauss & Co. v Kimbyr Investments Ltd. [1994] FSR 335
  30. Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer & Co. GmbH v Klijsen Handel BV [1999] ETMR 690
  31. Mainland Products Ltd. v Bonlac Foods (NZ) Ltd. [1998] NZLR 341
  32. Manhaas Industries (2000) Ltd v Fresha Export Ltd [2012] NZHC 1815
  33. Metalman New Zealand Ltd v Scrapman BOP Ltd [2014] NZHC 2028
  34. Mark Foy’s Ltd v Davies Coop & Co. Ltd. (1956) 1 AIPR 470
  35. McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd v Conagra Inc. 3 NZLR [2002] 40 (CA)
  36. Natural Selection Clothing Ltd v Commissioner of Trade Marks 2 NZLR [1996] 148 (CA)
  37. Neumann v Sons of the Desert S.L CIV 2007-485-212 (HC)
  38. New Zealand Breweries Ltd v Heineken’s Bier Browerij Maatschappij NV 37 [1964] NZLR 115
  39. New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants v The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [2015] NZHC 818
  40. Newnham v Table for Six (1996) Ltd. [1998] 44 IPR 269
  41. North Shore Toy Co v Charles L Stevenson Ltd [1973] 1 NZLR 562
  42. N V Sumatra Tobacco Trading Company v British American Tobacco (Brands) Incorporated [2010] NZCA 24
  43. N V Sumatra Tobacco Trading Company v New Zealand Milk Brands Limited [2011] NZCA 264
  44. Pianotist Co’s Application [1906] RPC 774
  45. Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company v Hi-Line Chicks Pty Ltd. [1979] RPC 410
  46. Pharmazen v Anagenix [2020] NZCA 306
  47. Platinum Homes (NZ) Limited v Golden Homes (1998) Limited CIV 2005-485-1870 (HC)
  48. Portacom New Zealand Ltd v Port A Room Ltd HC Auckland CIV-2007-404-2536, 6 December 2007
  49. Re Smith Hayden & Co. Ltd’s Application (1946) 63 RPC 97
  50. Ritz Hotel Ltd v Charles of the Ritz Ltd 12 IPR 417
  51. Royal NZ Yacht Squadron v Daks Simpson Group [2001] NZAR 187
  52. Sabel BV v Puma AG [1998] RPC 199
  53. Seven Up v OT Ltd 75 CLR 203 (HCA)
  54. Sexwax Incorporated v Zoggs International Limited [2014] NZCA 311, (2014) 109 IPR 131, [2015] 2 NZLR 1
  55. Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd 109 CLR 407 (HCA)
  56. Smith Hayden & Co Ltd’s Application (1945) 63 RPC 97
  57. Societe Des Produits Nestle SA v Commissioner of Trade Marks 9 TCLR 135
  58. The Scotch Whisky Association v The Mill Liquor Save Limited [2012] NZHC 3205
  59. TomTom Communications Ltd v TomTom International B.V. [2015] NZHC 3333
  60. V B Distributors Ltd. v Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Wellington High Court 9 TCLR 349
  61. Valleygirl v Hanama Collection Pty Ltd 66 IPR 214 (HC)
  62. Virbac S A v Merial [2014] NZCA 619
  63. W & G Du Cros Ltd [1913] 30 RPC 660
  64. YORKSHIRE COPPER WORKS Ltd’s Application 71 RPC 150
  65. Zespri Group Ltd v Enza Ltd HC Wellington CIV-2008-485-1072

In addition, any IPONZ decisions that are available on NZLII do not need to be supplied with the hearing submissions.

Archived case lists

This section contains the previous lists of frequently cited trade mark cases that have been superseded.

Frequently cited trade mark cases - 28 July 2021 [PDF, 575 KB]

Frequently cited trade mark cases - 9 December 2016 [PDF, 90 KB]

 

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