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(2001) 22 Adelaide Law Review 181
Allgrove, Ben
Adelaide Law Review
Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Fair Trading Act 1992 (ACT) s12, s14
Telecommunications Act (Cth)
Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s21, s120, s122
Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cth)
Trade Marks Act 1905 (Cth)
Trade Practices Act (Cth) s17, s52, s53, s120
Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) s58
Crimes Amendment (Computer Offences) Act 2001 (NSW)
Consumer Protection Act (NSW)
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 (NT) s42, s44
Fair Trading Act 1989 (Qld) s38, s40
Fair Trading Act 1987 (SA) s42, s44
Fair Trading Act 1990 (Tas)
Fair Trading Act 1985 (Vic)
Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
(2001) 22 Adelaide Law Review 18 (2001) 22 Adelaide Law Review 18 Adelaide Law Review Australia circa 2001 HeinOnline / Informit flag 1
Capital Webworks Pty Ltd v AdultshopCom Ltd [2000] FCA 492 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Apr 2000 AustLII flag 4
Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 12; (2000) 202 CLR 45; (2000) 169 ALR 677; (2000) 48 IPR 52; (2000) 109 LGERA 1; [2000] AIPC 91-540; 74 ALJR 573; (2000) 202 ATPR (Digest) 46-303 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Mar 2000 AustLII flag 774
"Censorship Legislation: Wrecking the Internet?" [2000] National Law Review 4 National Law Review United States circa 2000 HeinOnline flag 1
Avery Dennison Corporation v Sumpton 189 F3d 868 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit United States 23 Aug 1999 WorldLII flag 19
Brookfield Communications Inc v West Coast Entertainment Corporation 174 F3d 1036; 50 USPQ2d 1545 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit United States 22 Apr 1999 WorldLII flag 61
"Information Superhighway Robbery: The Tortious Misuse of Links, Frames, Metatags, and Domain Names" (1999) 4 Virginia Journal of Law and Technology 8 Virginia Journal of Law and Technology United States circa 1999 LexisNexis flag 1
Telstra Corporation Ltd v YellowNet Corporation (1999) 44 IPR 415; [1999] AIPC 39,482 circa 1999 LexisNexis AU 21
"Meta-Tags and Hypertext Deep Linking: How the Essential Components of Web-Authoring and Internet Guidance Are Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights on the World Wide Web" (1999) 29 Stetson Law Review 203 Stetson Law Review United States circa 1999 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 2
"The Dawn of a New Dark Age? Amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act" (1999) 2 Internet Law Bulletin 32 Internet Law Bulletin Australia circa 1999 flag 1
"Famous Marks" (1999) 12 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 1 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Australia circa 1999 flag 1
British Telecommunications plc v One in a Million Ltd [1998] EWCA Civ 1272; [1998] 4 All ER 476; [1999] 1 WLR 903; [1998] FSR 265; (1998) 42 IPR 289 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 23 Jul 1998 BAILII flag 81
Panavision Int'l, LP v Toeppen 141 F3d 1316; 46 USPQ2d 1511 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit United States 17 Apr 1998 WorldLII flag 73
Brown v Members of Classification Review Board of Office of Film and Literature Classification [1998] FCA 319; (1998) 82 FCR 225; (1998) 154 ALR 67; (1998) 50 ALD 765; 5 BHRC 169; (1998) 2 CHRLD 224 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 Mar 1998 AustLII flag 57
"Signposts to Oblivion? Meta-tags Signal the Judiciary to Stop Commercial Internet Regulation and Yield to the Electronic Marketplace" (1998) 22 Seattle University Law Review 667 Seattle University Law Review United States circa 1998 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"Hyperlinks, Frames and Metatags: An Intellectual Property Analysis" (1998) 38 IDEA The Journal of Law and Technology 243 IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology United States circa 1998 flag 5
"Hidden Identifiers in Websites: Meta-tags and Intellectual Property" (1998) 11 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 5 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Australia circa 1998 flag 1
"Passing Off: A Look At Some Recent Developments - Part 2" (1998) 10 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 124 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Australia circa 1998 flag 1
"Marketing Your Website: Legal Issues Relating to the Allocation of Internet Domain Names" (1998) 21 University of New South Wales Law Journal 549 University of New South Wales Law Journal Australia circa 1998 AustLII flag 2
"The Impact of Digital Technology on Copyright Law" (1998) 23 New England Law Review 45 New England Law Review United States circa 1998 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Oggi Advertising Ltd v McKenzie (1998) 44 IPR 661 circa 1998 LexisNexis AU 4
"Domain Names: Internet Warehousing: Has Protection Of Well Known Names On The Internet Gone Too Far?" (1998) 20 European Intellectual Property Review 468 European Intellectual Property Review United Kingdom circa 1998 Westlaw flag 1
"Internet Domain Names and Trademarks: Strategies for Protecting Brand Names in Cyberspace" (1998) 32 Suffolk University Law Review 47 Suffolk University Law Review United States circa 1998 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"One in a Million" (1998) 11 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 25 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Australia circa 1998 flag 1
McIlhenny Co v Blue Yonder Holdings Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 962; 149 ALR 496; [1997] ATPR 41-587; 39 IPR 187 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 18 Sep 1997 AustLII flag 18
Bensusan Restaurant Corporation v B King 126 F3d 25; 44 USPQ2d 1051 United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit United States 10 Sep 1997 WorldLII flag 14
Levy v Victoria [1997] HCA 31; (1997) 189 CLR 579; (1997) 146 ALR 248; (1997) 71 ALJR 837; (1997) 12 Leg Rep 14 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 31 Jul 1997 AustLII flag 455
Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; (1997) 189 CLR 520; (1997) 8 FLR 216; (1997) 145 ALR 96; (1997) 71 ALJR 818; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-434; 2 BHRC 513; (1997) 2 CHRLD 231; (1997) 10 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Jul 1997 AustLII flag 1221
Reno v ACLU 521 US 844; 138 L Ed 2d 874; 117 SCt 2329 United States Supreme Court United States 26 Jun 1997 WorldLII flag 151
Sealey v Giltner 116 F3d 47 United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit United States 16 Jun 1997 WorldLII flag 11
Civil Liberties Union of Ga v Miller (1997) 977 FSupp 1228 United States circa 1997 Westlaw flag 3
"Trade Marks and the Internet: Some Practical Considerations" (1997) 49 Australian Company Secretary 293 Australian Company Secretary Australia circa 1997 Informit flag 1
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v South Australian Brewing Co Ltd (1996) 66 FCR 451; 34 IPR 247; [1996] AIPC 37,576 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 1996 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 41
"Law and borders - the rise of law in cyberspace" (1996) 48 Stanford Law Review 1367 Stanford Law Review United States circa 1996 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 30
"Sexuality, Live Without A Net: Regulating Obscenity And Indecency On The Global Network" (1995) 4 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 355 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal United States circa 1995 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Deere Co v Mtd Products Inc 41 F3d 39; 32 USPQ2d 1936; 63 USLW 2349 United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit United States 21 Nov 1994 WorldLII flag 17
Musidor BV v Tansing [1994] FCA 1242; (1994) 52 FCR 363; (1994) 123 ALR 593; (1994) 29 IPR 203; [1994] AIPC 91-083 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1994 AustLII flag 43
Levi Strauss & Co v Wingate Marketing Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 325; (1993) 43 FCR 344; (1993) 116 ALR 298; 26 IPR 215; [1993] ATPR 41-252; [1993] AIPC 91-016 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Jul 1993 AustLII flag 16
Sony Music Productions Pty Ltd v Tansing (t/as Apple House Music) (1993) 27 IPR 640; [1993] ATPR 41-658 Australia circa 1993 LexisNexis AU flag 9
Franich v Swannell (1993) 10 WAR 459; [1994] ATPR (Digest) 46-115; [1994] ANZ Conv R 152 Australia - Western Australia circa 1993 LexisNexis AU flag 37
ConAgra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 1992 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 365
Johnson & Johnson Australia Pty Ltd v Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 310; (1991) 30 FCR 326; 101 ALR 700; 21 IPR 1; [1991] AIPC 90-823 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Jul 1991 AustLII flag 208
Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson [1990] HCA 17; (1990) 169 CLR 594; (1990) 92 ALR 193; 17 IPR 39; (1990) 64 ALJR 293; [1990] Aust Torts Reports 81-020; [1990] ATPR 41-022; [1990] ASC 55-970 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 3 May 1990 AustLII flag 663
Argy v Blunts [1990] FCA 57; (1990) 94 ALR 719; [1990] ATPR 41-015 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Mar 1990 AustLII flag 40
(1989) 14 Ipr 609 (1989) 14 IPR 609 circa 1989 LexisNexis AU 2
"New Technology and the Limitations of Copyright Law: An Argument for Finding Alternatives to Copyright Legislation in an Era of Rapid Technological Change" (1989) 65 Chicago-Kent Law Review 307 Chicago-Kent Law Review United States circa 1989 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Henjo Investments Pty Ltd v Collins Marrickville Pty Ltd [1988] FCA 40; (1988) 39 FCR 546; (1988) 79 ALR 83; [1988] ATPR 40-850; [1988] ASC 55-648; [1988] ANZ Conv R 311 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Feb 1988 AustLII flag 568
Australian Society of Accountants v Federation of Australian Accountants Inc [1987] FCA 298; 9 IPR 282; [1987] ATPR 40-796 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Sep 1987 AustLII flag 5
Hutchence v South Sea Bubble Co Pty Ltd (1986) 64 ALR 330; (1986) 6 IPR 473; [1986] ATPR 40-667; 73 AIPC 90-935 Australia circa 1986 LexisNexis AU flag 48
Bevanere Pty Ltd v Lubidineuse [1985] FCA 134; (1985) 7 FCR 325; (1985) 59 ALR 334; 4 IPR 467; [1985] ATPR 40-565 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 Apr 1985 AustLII flag 128
Re Nad Inc Also Trading As North American Drager 754 F2d 996; 224 USPQ 969 United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit United States 14 Feb 1985 WorldLII flag 8
Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd (No 2) [1984] HCA 73; (1984) 156 CLR 414; 56 ALR 193; 3 IPR 545; 59 ALJR 77; [1984] AIPC 90-141; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-314; [1985] RPC 219 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Nov 1984 AustLII flag 649
Global Sportsman Pty Ltd [1984] FCA 180; (1984) 55 ALR 25; (1984) 6 ATPR 45,339; 2 FCR 82 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Jul 1984 AustLII flag 205
Sony Corporation of America v Universal City Studios, Inc 464 US 417; 180 F3d 1072; 220 USPQ 665; 78 L Ed 2d 574; 104 SCt 774; [1984] Kelly 336 United States Supreme Court United States - Georgia 17 Jan 1984 WorldLII flag 221
Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 4 Australia - Commonwealth circa 1984 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 11
Taylor v Johnson [1983] HCA 5; (1983) 151 CLR 422; 45 ALR 265; (1983) 57 ALJR 197 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Feb 1983 AustLII flag 618
O'Brien v Smolonogov (1983) 53 ALR 107; [1983] ATPR 40-418; 2 IPR 69 Australia circa 1983 LexisNexis AU flag 103
Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 44; (1982) 149 CLR 191; (1982) 42 ALR 1; (1982) 56 ALJR 715; [1982] ATPR 40-307; 1A IPR 684; 1 TPR 282 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Aug 1982 AustLII flag 1524
Lego Australia Pty Ltd v Paul's (Merchants) Pty Ltd [1982] FCA 140; (1982) 42 ALR 344; (1982) 60 FLR 465; [1982] ATPR 40-308; 2 TPR 7 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 27 Jul 1982 AustLII flag 34
Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd [1982] FCA 136; (1982) 42 ALR 177; (1982) 2 TPR 48; [1982] ATPR 40-303 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Jul 1982 AustLII flag 783
McWilliam's Wines Pty Ltd v McDonald's System of Australia Pty Ltd [1980] FCA 159; (1980) 49 FLR 455; (1980) 33 ALR 394; 6 TPC 480; [1980] TPRS 31461; 134 ATPR 40-833 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Dec 1980 AustLII flag 306
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Pub Squash Co Pty Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 864 Australia - New South Wales circa 1980 LexisNexis AU flag 2
Annand & Thompson Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission [1979] FCA 36; (1979) 25 ALR 91; (1979) 40 FLR 165; 5 TPC 111; [1979] ATPR 40-116 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 29 Jun 1979 AustLII flag 88
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Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Ltd v Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd [1978] HCA 11; (1978) 140 CLR 216; (1978) 18 ALR 639; [1978] ATPR 40-067; (1978) 52 ALJR 392; (1978) 3 TPC 244; [1978] ASC 55-010; (1978) 1B IPR 818; 18 A Crim R 639 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Apr 1978 AustLII flag 702
Weitmann v Katies Ltd (1977) 29 FLR 336; [1977] ATPR 40-041; 2 TPC 329 Australia circa 1977 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 107
World Series Cricket Pty Ltd v Parish [1977] FCA 77; (1977) 16 ALR 181; [1977] ATPR 40-040; 2 TPC 303 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1977 AustLII flag 203
McGee v Yeomans [1977] 1 NSWLR 273 Australia - New South Wales circa 1977 LexisNexis AU flag 128
Smith v Chanel, Inc 402 F2d 562; 159 USPQ 388 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit United States 15 Nov 1968 WorldLII flag 36
Henderson v Radio Corporation Pty Ltd (1960) 60 SR (NSW) 576 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1960 flag 26
Mark Foy's Ltd v Davies Coop & Co Ltd [1956] HCA 41; (1956) 95 CLR 190; [1956] ALR 854; 1A IPR 470 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Aug 1956 AustLII flag 270
Homes v Barnardo Amalgamated Industries Ltd (1949) 66 RPC 103 circa 1949 7
Australian Woollen Mills Ltd v FS Walton & Co Ltd [1937] HCA 51; (1937) 58 CLR 641; (1937) 11 ALJR 186 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Sep 1937 AustLII flag 1222
Harrods Ltd v R Harrod Ltd (1923) 41 RPC 74; (1923) 40 TLR 195 United Kingdom circa 1923 LexisNexis flag 20
International News Service v Associated Press 248 US 215; 63 L Ed 211; 39 SCt 68; 63 L Ed 2d 211 United States Supreme Court United States 23 Dec 1918 WorldLII flag 144
White-Smith Music Publishing Co v Apollo Co 209 US 1; 14 Ann Cas 628; 52 L Ed 655; 28 SCt 319; 52 L Ed 2d 655 United States Supreme Court United States 24 Feb 1908 WorldLII flag 45
Green v O'Donohue [1901] ArgusLawRp 111; (1901) 7 ALR 233 Argus Law Reports Australia 21 Oct 1901 AustLII flag 10
Coats v Merrick Thread Co 149 US 562; 37 L Ed 847; 13 SCt 966 United States Supreme Court United States 10 May 1893 WorldLII flag 15
Perry v Truefitt [1842] EngR 1167; 6 Beav 66; 49 ER 749 Rolls Court United Kingdom circa 1842 CommonLII flag 38
Sykes v Sykes [1824] EngR 175; 3 B & C 541; 107 ER 834; 5 D & E 292 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1824 CommonLII flag 29
Southern v How [1618] Poph 143; 79 ER 1243 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1618 CommonLII flag 1
Avery Dennison Corporation v Sumpton 999 FSupp 1337; (1338) 46 USPQ2d 1852 United States circa 1338 Westlaw flag 4
Blumenthal v Drudge 992 FSupp 44 United States Westlaw flag 18
Playboy Enters v Calvin Designer Label 985 FSupp 1220 United States Westlaw flag 3
American Libraries Ass'n v Pataki 969 FSupp 160 United States Westlaw flag 11
Zeran v America Online 958 FSupp 1124 United States Westlaw flag 4
Barnum & Baily, Combined Shows v BE Windows 937 FSupp 204 United States Westlaw flag 5
Foxworthy v Custom Tees, Inc 879 FSupp 1200 United States Westlaw flag 4
514 US 1103 514 US 1103; 115 SCt 1838; 131 L Ed 2d 757 United States Supreme Court United States Westlaw flag 14
Winston & Newell Co v Piggly Wiggly Northwest, Inc 221 Minn 287; 22 NW2d 11 United States - Minnesota circa 1978 flag 4
aff'd 202 F3d 278 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 2
Estee Lauder v Fragrance Counter 189 FRD 269 United States circa 1978 flag 1
118 SCt 2341 118 SCt 2341 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 7
NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants v Eric Louis Associates 79 FSupp 2d 331 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 2
PEI v Welles 78 FSupp 2d 1066 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 2
Ringling Bros See Playboy Enters , Inc v Netscape Communications 55 FSupp 2d 1070 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 3
Bally Total Fitness Holding v Faber 29 FSupp 2d 1161 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 6
24 FSR 374 24 FSR 374 United Kingdom circa 1978 flag 1
18 US 727 18 US 727 United States Supreme Court United States Westlaw flag 1
18 f2d 1201 18 F2d 1201 United States circa 1978 Westlaw flag 1
15 USC 5 15 USC 5 United States Code United States circa 1978 LII (Cornell) flag 2
"Law of Trade Marks and Domain Names Part 2" 12 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 5 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Australia circa 1978 flag 3
3 All Er 351 3 All ER 351 United Kingdom circa 1978 LexisNexis flag 2
2 Ch 282 2 Ch 282 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1978 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 8
2 All Er 55 2 All ER 55 United Kingdom LexisNexis flag 2
1 Ch 489 1 Ch 489 Court of Chancery United Kingdom LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6

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