Progress report : 'Waltzing Matilda' trade mark case (appeal decision)

In brief: In our August 2002 Bulletin, we reported on the decision of a single judge in the Federal Court that the Winton Shire Council in Queensland and the Waltzing Matilda Centre Limited (also in Winton) had better rights to ownership of the Australian icon 'WALTZING MATILDA', based on prior trade mark use, than the original applicant for the trade mark, Brenda Lomas. Ms Lomas has now won an appeal against this decision in the Full Court of the Federal Court.