Austin Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar

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
CourtSupreme Court of New Zealand
Full case nameAustin Nichols & Co v Stichting Lodestar
Decided11 December 2007
Citation(s)[2007] NZSC 103
Transcript(s)http://www.nzlii.org/cgi-bin/sinodisp/nz/cases/NZSC/2007/103.html
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingElias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Anderson JJ

Composition of the Court

Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath and Anderson JJ. The judgment was unanimous and united. Elias J delivered the Court's reasons.

Decision

This 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.

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