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Case Name †	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text		Citation Index
"Censorship Legislation: Wrecking the Internet?"	[2000] National Law Review 4	National Law Review	United States	circa 2000	HeinOnline		1
"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		1
"Famous Marks"	(1999) 12 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 1	Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin	Australia	circa 1999			1
"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			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			5
"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		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		1
"Law and borders - the rise of law in cyberspace"	(1996) 48 Stanford Law Review 1367	Stanford Law Review	United States	circa 1996	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		30
"Law of Trade Marks and Domain Names Part 2"	12 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 5	Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin	Australia				3
"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		2
"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		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		1
"One in a Million"	(1998) 11 Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin 25	Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin	Australia	circa 1998			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			1
"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		1
"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		1
"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			1
"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		1
"Trade Marks and the Internet: Some Practical Considerations"	(1997) 49 Australian Company Secretary 293	Australian Company Secretary	Australia	circa 1997	Informit		1
(1989) 14 Ipr 609	(1989) 14 IPR 609			circa 1989	LexisNexis AU		2
(2001) 22 Adelaide Law Review 18	(2001) 22 Adelaide Law Review 18	Adelaide Law Review	Australia	circa 2001	HeinOnline / Informit		1
aff'd	202 F3d 278		United States	circa 1998	Westlaw		2
American Libraries Ass'n v Pataki	969 FSupp 160		United States	circa 1998	Westlaw		11
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		87
Argy v Blunts	[1990] FCA 57; (1990) 94 ALR 719; [1990] ATPR 41-015	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Mar 1990	AustLII		40
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		5
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		1224
Avery Dennison Corporation v Sumpton	999 FSupp 1337; (1338) 46 USPQ2d 1852		United States	circa 1338	Westlaw		4
Avery Dennison Corporation v Sumpton	189 F3d 868	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	23 Aug 1999	WorldLII		19
Bally Total Fitness Holding v Faber	29 FSupp 2d 1161		United States		Westlaw		6
Barnum & Baily, Combined Shows v BE Windows	937 FSupp 204		United States	circa 1998	Westlaw		5
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		14
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		128
Blumenthal v Drudge	992 FSupp 44		United States	circa 1998	Westlaw		18
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		81
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		61
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		57
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Pub Squash Co Pty Ltd	[1980] 2 NSWLR 864		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU		2
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		776
Capital Webworks Pty Ltd v AdultshopCom Ltd	[2000] FCA 492	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Apr 2000	AustLII		4
Civil Liberties Union of Ga v Miller	(1997) 977 FSupp 1228		United States	circa 1997	Westlaw		3
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		15
ConAgra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd	(1992) 33 FCR 302	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 1992	Legal Online / Westlaw		365
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		663
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		17
Estee Lauder v Fragrance Counter	189 FRD 269		United States				1
Foxworthy v Custom Tees, Inc	879 FSupp 1200		United States		Westlaw		4
Franich v Swannell	(1993) 10 WAR 459; [1994] ATPR (Digest) 46-115; [1994] ANZ Conv R 152		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU		37
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		205
Green v O'Donohue	[1901] ArgusLawRp 111; (1901) 7 ALR 233	Argus Law Reports	Australia	21 Oct 1901	AustLII		10
Harrods Ltd v R Harrod Ltd	(1923) 41 RPC 74; (1923) 40 TLR 195		United Kingdom	circa 1923	LexisNexis		20
Henderson v Radio Corporation Pty Ltd	(1960) 60 SR (NSW) 576	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1960			26
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		567
Homes v Barnardo Amalgamated Industries Ltd	(1949) 66 RPC 103			circa 1949			7
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		702
Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation	(1984) 156 CLR 4		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1984	Legal Online / Westlaw		11
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		48
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		144
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		208
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		1222
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		34
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		16
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		455
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		270
McGee v Yeomans	[1977] 1 NSWLR 273		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU		130
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		18
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		305
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		649
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		43
NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants v Eric Louis Associates	79 FSupp 2d 331		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		2
O'Brien v Smolonogov	(1983) 53 ALR 107; [1983] ATPR 40-418; 2 IPR 69		Australia	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU		103
Oggi Advertising Ltd v McKenzie	(1998) 44 IPR 661			circa 1998	LexisNexis AU		4
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		73
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		1526
PEI v Welles	78 FSupp 2d 1066		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		2
Perry v Truefitt	[1842] EngR 1167; 6 Beav 66; 49 ER 749	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1842	CommonLII		38
Playboy Enters v Calvin Designer Label	985 FSupp 1220		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		3
R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte Pilkington ACI (Operations) Pty Ltd	[1978] HCA 60; (1978) 142 CLR 113; 23 ALR 69; 53 ALJR 230; [1978] ATPR 40-093	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 1978	AustLII		96
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		8
Reno v ACLU	521 US 844; 138 L Ed 2d 874; 117 SCt 2329	United States Supreme Court	United States	26 Jun 1997	WorldLII		151
Ringling Bros See Playboy Enters , Inc v Netscape Communications	55 FSupp 2d 1070		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		3
Sealey v Giltner	116 F3d 47	United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit	United States	16 Jun 1997	WorldLII		11
Smith v Chanel, Inc	402 F2d 562; 159 USPQ 388	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	15 Nov 1968	WorldLII		36
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		221
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		9
Southern v How	[1618] Poph 143; 79 ER 1243	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1618	CommonLII		1
Sykes v Sykes	[1824] EngR 175; 3 B & C 541; 107 ER 834; 5 D & E 292	Kings Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1824	CommonLII		29
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		784
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		614
Telstra Corporation Ltd v YellowNet Corporation	(1999) 44 IPR 415; [1999] AIPC 39,482			circa 1999	LexisNexis AU		21
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		41
Weitmann v Katies Ltd	(1977) 29 FLR 336; [1977] ATPR 40-041; 2 TPC 329		Australia	circa 1977	Legal Online / Westlaw		107
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		45
Winston & Newell Co v Piggly Wiggly Northwest, Inc	221 Minn 287; 22 NW2d 11		United States - Minnesota	circa 1978			4
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		203
Zeran v America Online	958 FSupp 1124		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		4
1 Ch 489	1 Ch 489	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis / Westlaw		6
2 All Er 55	2 All ER 55		United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis		2
2 Ch 282	2 Ch 282	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis / Westlaw		8
3 All Er 351	3 All ER 351		United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis		2
15 USC 5	15 USC 5	United States Code	United States	circa 1978	LII (Cornell)		2
18 f2d 1201	18 F2d 1201		United States		Westlaw		1
18 US 727	18 US 727	United States Supreme Court	United States		Westlaw		1
24 FSR 374	24 FSR 374		United Kingdom				1
118 SCt 2341	118 SCt 2341		United States	circa 1978	Westlaw		7
514 US 1103	514 US 1103; 115 SCt 1838; 131 L Ed 2d 757	United States Supreme Court	United States		Westlaw		14