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The High Court and Trade Marks 2: Self Care v Allergan

DATE: Thursday, 7 March 2024
TIME: 12.45pm:  Light lunch will be served
1.00pm – 2.00pm: Presentation
VENUE: RACV City Club Function Room
501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
TOPIC: The High Court and Trade Marks 2: Self Care v Allergan

In 2023 the High Court handed down only its fourth ever decision applying the Trade Marks Act 1995. Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8 provides important guidance as to:

  • the relevance of the reputation in trade mark infringement proceedings,
  • the concept of use as a trade mark, and
  • the test for deceptive similarity.

This session, which follows on from Susan’s 2022 presentation discussing trade mark cases in the High Court under the 1995 Act up to that date, will discuss both the Self Care decision and the Federal Court’s subsequent consideration of it, and provide practical guidance to practitioners in these important trade mark law concepts.

SPEAKER: Susan Gatford, Barrister, Owen Dixon Chambers

Susan is an experienced intellectual property counsel at the Victorian Bar. She appears regularly in the Federal Court in in patent, trade mark, design, copyright and related cases. Recommended in Doyle’s 2023 Guide to Victorian intellectual property barristers, she is renowned for navigating complex disputes and bringing a practical and strategic approach to all matters in which she is briefed. She has been a registered Trade Mark Attorney for over 20 years and a Nationally Accredited Mediator since 2011.

COST: A$50.00 Members (includes $5.45 GST)
A$80.00 Non-Members (includes $6.82 GST)
RSVP: Monday, 4 March 2024 by 6.00pm
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