Austin Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar [2007] NZSC 103 is a decision of the Supreme Court of New Zealand handed down on 11 December 2007. It is the leading authority on the role of an appellate court in general appeals.
| Austin Nichols & Co v Stichting Lodestar | |
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| Court | Supreme Court of New Zealand |
| Full case name | Austin Nichols & Co v Stichting Lodestar |
| Decided | 11 December 2007 |
| Citation | [2007] NZSC 103 |
| Transcript | http://www.nzlii.org/cgi-bin/sinodisp/nz/cases/NZSC/2007/103.html |
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| Judges sitting | Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Anderson JJ |
Composition of the Court
editElias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Anderson JJ. The judgment was unanimous and united. Elias J delivered the Court's reasons.
Decision
editThis was originally a trade mark dispute, but the importance of the case lies in the impact on civil procedure. Austin Nichols marketed a brand of bourbon called Wild Turkey, Stichting Lodestar wished to register a whiskey called Wild Geese.
Notes
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