PART B
French Perfume Manufacturer v Green Valley Cosmetics
French perfume manufacturer company might have claims against Green Valley Cosmetics in this matter under these possible actions.
1. Trade Marks Act 1995
The French company has registered its name "Fleur de Soleil" under the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth). The English translation of the name is "Sunflower." This registration of perfumery will be under the TM classification of goods and services CLASS 3, which include other leaching and abrasive preparations. According to Trade Marks Act, the French company will obtains the exclusive rights to use the trade mark, authorize others use the trade mark in Australia under section 20(1). The French company also has the right to obtain relief if the trade mark has been infringed under section 20(2).
a. Breach of Trade Marks Act 1995
To claim against Green Valley Cosmetics, the French company must establish that there is an infringement action against them where Green Valley Cosmetics has used a trade mark that is substantially similar or deceptively identical towards the French company's registered trade mark (s120(1)).
LOGO Of Hextrans French company
English: A company of the french Garde Nationale
English: a french baby nutrion companyIt is justified that both goods were of the same description (perfumes) where the purpose of the goods is the same and the trade channel and customers for the goods are the same.
Assuming that French company registered the trade mark consisting of a word (Fleur de Soleil) and when graphically represented it has a picture of a sunflower, the trade mark is to be labeled on all bottle of perfumes while Green Valley has not register its brand name:
It is clear that Green Valley Cosmetics uses the brand name Sunflower while the registered brand name of French company is also Sunflower if it is translated into English.
b. Substantially identical or deceptively similar test
Therefore, to prove an...