Dr. Ing h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Norman Hamilton Co. Ltd v Porshe Cycle Co. Pty Ltd and Bill Long Promotions Pty Ltd (t/a) Progress Cycle Co

[1977] FCA 4

I N THE FEDERAL COURT	1
OF AUSTRALIA	1
1 VG No. 3 2 of 1 9 7 7
GENERAL DIVISION VICTORIA REGXSTZ
B E T W E E N :

DR.	I N G . h . c. F .	PORSCHE	AKTIE:?!C-TSCLL,~C’i.^\I’T
and

NORMAN HAMlLTOIi A N 3 C O . PTY. LTD.

P l a i n t i f i s

PORSHE	CYCLE	C O .	PTY.	LTD.
and

BILL LONG PROMOTIONS PTY. LTD.

mrad ing as p r o g r e s s C y c l e C o m p a n y ) D2fendJnts

MINUTES

-- OF ORDER

UPON t h e P l a L n t J f i s ’ Chamber S u m r o n s h e r e i n d a t e d ’Lhe

28th A p r i l 1 9 7 7 h a v h g been re fer red i n t o o?en Court

BY CONSENT _-_- CI~2ZP. as fol lows:

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(1) T h a t t h e P l a i n t i f f s h a v e l e a v e t o amend t h e

S ta t emen t o f C l a i m i n d o r s e d o n t h e Writ

h e r e i n i n t h e manner s e t o u t k t h e P l a i n t i f f s '

Notice of Amendments t o S t a t e m e n t o f C l a i m

d a t e d t h e 6 t h May 1 9 7 7 .

(2) That t h e P l a i n t i f f s ' Chamber Summons h e r e i n

d a t e d t h e 2 8 t h A p r i l 1 9 7 7 be amended i n t h e

manner se t o u t i n t h e P l a i n t i f f s ' N o t i c e of

Amendment t o Chamber Summons d a t e d t h e 6 t h

May 1 9 7 7 .

( 3 ) That the Defendants and each of them by

themselves t h e i r d i r e c t o r s o f f i c e r s s e r v a n t s

o r a g e n t s or otherwise howsoever be res t ra ined

and an in junc t ion i s h e r e b y g r a n t e d r e s t r a i n i n g

them and each of them in connect ion with the

supply or p o s s i b l e s u p p l y o f b i c y c l e s or i n

connec t ion wi th the promot ion of the supply

or u s e o f b i c y c l e s -

(a) from r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a t a n y b i c y c l e s

have the sponsor sh ip or approva l o f

t h e P l a i n t i f f s or e i the r o f t hem; and

(b) f r o m r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a t t h e D e f e n d a n t s

o r e i t h e r o f them have the sponsorship

o r approva l o f or are i n any way

a f f i l i a t e d w i t h t h e P l a i n t i f f s or

e i t h e r of them.

(4) That the Defendants and each of them by themselves,

t h e i ? d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c e r s , s e r v a n t s or a g e n t s

or o the rwise howsoeve r be r e s t r a ined and an

injur&ior! i s h e r e b y g r a n t e d r e s t r a i n i n g t h e m

and each of them from manufacturing, importing,

a d v e r t i s h e for sale, o f f e r i n g for sale or s e l l i n g

b i c y c l e s n o t o f t h e f i r s t n a m e d P l a i n t i f f ' s

manufac ture under or by r e f e r e n c e t o

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(a ) t h e name PORSIlE o r PORSCHE o r a n y o t h e r

word or words uecept ively or mis lead ing ly

similar t h e r e t o ;

(b) t h e PORSCIIE emblem ( b e i n g t h e emblem

which i s E x h i b i t ADMII-7 t o t h e A f f i d a v i t

of Alan Douglas McKinnon Hamilton sworn

t h e 7 t h A p r i l 1 9 7 7 a n d f i l e d h e r e i n ) or

any o the r emblem d e c e p t i v e l y or mis lead ing ly

similar t h e r e t o ;

( c ) t h e name PORSHE o r PORSCHE o r any o the r

name d e c e p t i v e l y or mis lead ing ly similar

t h e r e t o w r i t t e n i n a n e l o n g a t e d l e t t e r i n g

s t y l e ;

or

(d) t h e c o l o u r c o m b i n a t i o n r e d , b l a c k a n d

gold used in connec t ion wi th any of

t h e matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs

( a ) , (b) or (c ) h e r e o f .

( 5 ) That the Defendants and each of them by themselves

t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c e r s , s e r v a n t s or a g e n t s

0 or otherwise howsoever be res t ra ined and an

i n j u n c t i o n i s h e r e b y g r a n t e d r e s t r a i n i n g t h e m

and each o f t hem f rom rep resen t ing tha t any

b i c y c l e s or other goods made impor ted so ld or

d e a l t i n by them or e i t h e r of them are connected

with or have the sponsorsh ip or approval of the

P l a i n t i f f s OP e i t h e r o f t h e m .

( 6 ) That the Defendznts and each o f them by themselves

t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c e r s , scrvca..r,ts or a g e n t s

o r o therx ise howsoever be res t ra ined and an

i n j u n c t i o n i s h e r e b y g r a n t e d r e s t r a i n i n g them

and each of them from c a r r y i n g on bus iness under

OF by r e f e r e n c e t o a n y name i n c l u d i n g t h e word

F o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h e f o r e g o i n g i n ~ u n c t i o n s

g r a n t e d by paragraphs 3 t o 6 hereof , any lay-by

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s a l e a l r e a d y made by t h e d e f e n d a n t s or e i t h e r of

them is deemed t o be a s a l e made p r i o r t o t h e d a t e

h e r e o f i f t h e b i c y c l e s u b ~ e c t t h e r e o f i s not here-

af ter d i s p l a y e d t o t h e p u b l i c .

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"PORSHE" o r "PORSCHE" o r any o the r word

or words decept ive ly or mis lead ing ly similar

t h e r e t o , a n d f r o m r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a t a n y

b u s i n e s s or bus inesses of them or e i t h e r of

them i s or are connected or a f i i l i a t e d w i t h

or sponsored or a p p r o v e d b y t h e P l a i n t i f f s

or e i t h e r o f them.

(7) Prov ided however t ha t t he fo rego ing i n junc t ions

granted by paragraphs ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) and ( 6 ) hereo f

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s h a l l n o t p r e v e n t t h e sale by t h e D e f e n d m t s or

e i t h e r o f them on or b e f o r e t h e 1 1 t h J u l y 1 9 7 7

of b icyc les which a t t h e d a t e h e r e o f are i n t h e

posses s ion or custody of the Defendants or e i t h e r

of them and bear the name PORSHE (whether i n t h e

s a i d e l o n g a t e d l e t t e r i n g s t y l e o r o t h e r w i s e ) a n d / o r

t h e s a i d emblem e i t h e r i n c o n i c h a t i o n w i t h or

wi thou t t he co lou r combina t ion r ed , b l ack and go ld ,

s u b j e c t t o a n d o n l y upon t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s -

(a) That t h e D e f e n d a n t s s h a l l n o t a d v e r t i s e

or offer for sale or promote the sale of

a y b i y c l e s i n a n z m e d i a or documents --e r ~ - j . ~ ~ ~ ~

n+ 2 6 - * .4 '7 "wI4 -7 &A,-, "Lt -4

( i n c l u d i n g b u t w i t h o u t l i m i t i n g t h e g e n e r a l i t y of t h e f o r e g o i n g , t e l e v i s i o n , r a d i o , n e w s p a p e r s

a n d j o u r n a l s or by any advert isements on

c l o t h i n g or o the r goods or by any d i s p l a y

o u t s i d e t h e p r e m i s e s o f t h e D e f e n d a n t s or

e i t h e r of them) under or b y r e f e r e n c e t o

t h e name PORSHE o r PORSCHC or any word or

words decept ive ly	or	mis lead ing ly	similar
t h e r e t o ;

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( b ) That each sale or d i s p o s i t i o n b y the

Defendants or e i t h e r o f them of any

such b i c y c l e o n or b e f o r e the l l t h J u l y

1 9 7 7 t o a r e t a i l e r o r any pe r son o the r

t han a consumer under or by reference t o

t h e name PORSHE s h a l l b e made o n l y upon t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a n d r e s t r i c t i o n s : -

(i) T h a t s u c h b i c y c l e s s h a l l n o t b e a d v e r t i s e d

or o f f e r e d for sale i n anv media or docunentc.

'h<k&y.&!L& ,.&.4udC *u., '<c,<LI-L.L'll+, - LG<- ~ci^*---

A ( 1 n c l u d i n g b u t w i t h o u t l i m i t i n g t h e

g e n e r a l i t y o f t h e f o r e g o i n g , t e l e v i s i o n ,

rad io , newspapers and journa ls o r by any

adve r t i s emen t s on c l o t h i n g o r o t h e r foods

o r b y a n y d i s p l a y o u t s i d c t h e p r e m i s e s a g

the-pPemi- where t h e b i c y c l e s a re o f i e r e d

for s a l e ) unde- o r by r e f e l - e n c e t o t h e

name PORSHE o r PORSCHE o r any word or

words decept ive ly	o r mis l ead ing ly	similar
t h e r e t o ;

(ii) Tha t such b i cyc le s are s o l d t o s u c h

re ta i lers o r o t h e r p e r s o n s on t h e terms

that t h e y may o n l y b e r e s o l d or d isposed of

on or b e f o r e t h e l l t h J u l y 1 9 7 7 and i f n o t

r e s o l d or disposed of by t h a t d a t e t o a consumer must be re turned to the Defendants .

Cc) That t h e D e f e n d a n t s s h a l l remove from a l l svch

b i c y c l e s i n the possess ion cus tody or cont ro l

of them or e i t h e r o f them on the l l t h J u l y 1 9 7 7

cr r e t u r n e d t o them o r e i t h e s o f them a f t e r

t h a t d a t e the name PORSXF, 5r.d tf;e s a i d cmblen?

wherever a p p e a r i n g a n d s h a l l n o t s e l l o r o therwise

d e a l i n o r w i t h t h e s a i d b i c y c l e s until such

removal has been ef fec ted .

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( 8 ) P r o v i d e d f u r t h e r t h a t i f t he Ce fendan t s o r

e i t h e r o f them do not observe the foregoing

c o n d i t i o n s set o u t i n s u b - p a r a g r a p h ( 7 ) he reo f

t h e P l a i n t i f f s or e i t h e r o f t h e m s h a l l b e a t

l i b e r t y t o l e n o r c e e a c h o f t h e s a i d i n j u n c t i o n s . w y

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(9) T h a t t h e s a i d p r o v i s i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n s u b - p a r a g r a p h

(7) s h a l l c e a s e a n d d e t e r m i n e on t h e 12th J u l y 1 9 7 7

a n d t h e s a i d i n j u n c t i o n s c c n t a i n e d i n p a r a g r . 3 p h s

( 3 ) t o (6) s h a l l	t h e r e a f t e r	be	en fo rceab le	acco rd ing
t o t h e i r t e n o r .

(10) T h a t t h e c o s t s o f t h e P l a i n t i f f s of a n d i n c i d e n t a l

t o t h i s a c t i o n i r d u d i n g t h e Chambcr Summons h e r e i n

s h a l l b e t a x e d a n d when so t a x e d p a i d by the

f i r s t n a m e d D e f e n d a n t t o t h e P l a i n t i f f s and such

c o s t s s h a l l b e t a x e d on t h e b s s i s tha t t h e nature

of t h e c a s e j u s t i f i e d t h e employment by t h e

P l a i n t i f f s o f two Counse l inc luding one of Her

Majesty’s Counsel .

(11) T h a t t h i s a c t i o n b e o t h e r w i s e d i s m i s s e d .

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