Trademark battle continues on WILD GEESE chase

Lodestar Anstalt v Campari America LLC [2016] FCAFC 92 is important because it clarifies what constitutes ‘control’ in determining whether use of a trademark by a licensee is ‘authorised use’. It is the latest, in Australia, in the ongoing battle concerning the WILD GEESE trademarks. It is a unanimous decision of the Full Bench (five judges) of the Court of Appeal of the Federal Court on appeal from a single judge on appeal, in turn, from the registrar of trademarks.