AUSTRALASIA
Melaleuca, Inc v Reckitt Benckiser N.V. [2017] NZIPOTM 12 (5 April 2017)
Reckitt Benckiser N.V. (“Reckitt”) opposed Melaleuca, Inc. (“Melaleuca”)’s application No. 732366 to register the mark DIAMOND BRITE in relation to “automatic detergents” in class 3.
Reckitt Benckiser N.V. (“Reckitt”) opposed Melaleuca, Inc. (“Melaleuca”)’s application No. 732366 to register the mark DIAMOND BRITE in relation...
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AUSTRALASIA
Amazon Technologies, Inc. [2017] ATMO 44 (16 May 2017)
This matter concerned an application filed by Amazon to register the trade mark ASAP covering various goods and services, including software (Class 9), communication services (Class 38), entertainment services...
This matter concerned an application filed by Amazon to register the trade mark ASAP covering various goods and services,...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Lindt successfully registers “CAFFAREL” Marks in Vietnam
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications in Vietnam that included Lindt’s mark CAFFAREL. The successful oppositions...
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications...
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AUSTRALASIA
Kellogg Company v TJ Kokkinakis Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 58
This matter concerned an opposition by Kellogg Company to the registration of the trade mark SPECIAL K by TJ Kokkinakis Pty Ltd (a company associated with the Australian tennis...
This matter concerned an opposition by Kellogg Company to the registration of the trade mark SPECIAL K by TJ...
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AUSTRALASIA
Kokkinakis versus Kellogg: serving up a trade mark dispute
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s) in a trade mark dispute. On 15 June 2017, a Federal...
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s)...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
QUICK-DRY or EXTREMELY DRY? – That is the question.
In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants, descriptiveness rejections at times differ from findings in other trademark...
In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants,...
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AUSTRALASIA
Excesses of innovation patent damages pulled back
In a significant decision, the Full Federal Court has overturned an earlier single judge Federal Court decision regarding the date from which infringement of an innovation patent can occur....
In a significant decision, the Full Federal Court has overturned an earlier single judge Federal Court decision regarding the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Monster Energy Company v Disney Enterprises, Inc [2017] ATMO 2 (10 January 2017)
Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods and services.  However, the opposition related only to goods in...
Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods...
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