AUSTRALASIA
Crossfit Inc v Bossfit Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 74
Bossfit applied to register the trade mark BOSSFIT in connection with health club and physical fitness services, but its application was opposed by Crossfit. The opponent is the owner of...
Bossfit applied to register the trade mark BOSSFIT in connection with health club and physical fitness services, but its...
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AUSTRALASIA
Beiersdorf AG v Unilever PLC [2017] NZIPOTM 18 (6 July 2017)
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360 for BLACK & WHITE in relation to “deodorants and anti-perspirants...
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Vietnam adopts 11th Nice Classification for trade mark registrations
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification of goods and services for trade mark registrations in Vietnam...
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification...
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AUSTRALASIA
H. H. Scholz KG v Genius GMBH [2017] NZIPOTM 23 (24 August 2017)
This matter concerned an application for removal filed by Genius against Scholz’s New Zealand Registration No. 739987 KITCHEN GENIUS.
This matter concerned an application for removal filed by Genius against Scholz’s New Zealand Registration No. 739987 KITCHEN GENIUS.
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AUSTRALASIA
Paypal, Inc v Braintree Communications Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 90
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto by Braintree. The crux of the opposition was whether the opponent’s...
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto...
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AUSTRALASIA
Proposed measures to declutter the Australian Trade Marks Register
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade mark cluttering” in Australia. In August 2017, the Australian Government...
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Myanmar Update: Prepare Now for the New Trademark Law
A modern trademark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trademark law currently under review by the Myanmar Parliament. Myanmar has been working on its...
A modern trademark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trademark law currently under review...
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AUSTRALASIA
Copyright and Trade Mark Reform: Australian Government Responds to Productivity Commission’s Final Report on IP Arrangements in Australia
On 25 August 2017, the Australian Government released its response to the Productivity Commission's Final Report on Intellectual Property (IP) arrangements in Australia. In this article, we outline the...
On 25 August 2017, the Australian Government released its response to the Productivity Commission's Final Report on Intellectual Property...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Thailand Joins the Madrid Protocol
On 7 August 2017, Thailand joined the Madrid system after its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol was deposited with WIPO’s Director-General.
On 7 August 2017, Thailand joined the Madrid system after its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol was...
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