Corporate and M&A

What’s in a Name - More Than You Imagine

Contact: Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)

'Passing off' occurs when someone uses the name, brand or logo of another and tries to pass it off as their own.  It is like counterfeiting fraud.  Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries Inc. (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 117 is a recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia involving the unauthorised use of the USA name and logo for Winnebago Industries Inc. (USA).

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