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Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Modena Trading Pty Ltd

(2014) 254 CLR 337
JurisdictionAustralia
Year2014
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The HCA held that Italian words ('oro' and 'cinque stelle') used as trademarks for coffee were not inherently descriptive in the English-speaking Australian market and were therefore registrable as trademarks.

Area of Law

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