AUSTRALASIA
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Announced
Last night, finalisation of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam was announced...
Last night, finalisation of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,...
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AUSTRALASIA
New gTLD Sunrise Availability October / November 2015
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public. The Sunrise Period allows trade...
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Enhanced Intellectual Property Collaboration Between Singapore and UK
Closer cooperation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was enhanced by a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Monday,...
Closer cooperation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was enhanced...
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AUSTRALASIA
Take Care when Cutting the Grass
The Federal Court recently issued a decision regarding the registrability of the trade mark SIR WALTER for “turf grass” in Class 31, where the applied for trade mark was...
The Federal Court recently issued a decision regarding the registrability of the trade mark SIR WALTER for “turf grass”...
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AUSTRALASIA
Protecting the Appearance of a Product as a Trade Mark
It is occasionally the case that a successful product can transcend its inherent functional value, and become a cultural icon in its own right. Coca-Cola bottles, Levi jeans, and...
It is occasionally the case that a successful product can transcend its inherent functional value, and become a cultural...
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AUSTRALASIA
McMullen Nolan Group Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 68 (27 July 2015)
McMullen Nolan Group applied to register its trade mark MNG in relation to building/construction and scientific/design services. Following Examiner’s objections wherein the Examiner took the view that the trade...
McMullen Nolan Group applied to register its trade mark MNG in relation to building/construction and scientific/design services. Following Examiner’s...
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AUSTRALASIA
My Brilliance Pty Ltd v Brilliance Publishing Inc [2015] ATMO 63 (2 July 2015)
This matter concerned the opposition filed by My Brilliance to the registration of Brilliance Publishing’s trade mark BRILLIANCE AUDIO in Australia for publishing goods and services. The applicant’s trade mark...
This matter concerned the opposition filed by My Brilliance to the registration of Brilliance Publishing’s trade mark BRILLIANCE AUDIO...
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AUSTRALASIA
Normet International Ltd [2015] ATMO 65 (8 July 2015)
A provisional refusal was issued in relation to Normet’s Australian designation of its trade mark D-BOLT. The refusal was in relation to Class 6 goods, being ‘bolts’ on the...
A provisional refusal was issued in relation to Normet’s Australian designation of its trade mark D-BOLT. The refusal was...
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AUSTRALASIA
Health World Limited v Endura Ltd [2015] ATMO 66 (9 July 2015)
Health World opposed the extension of protection in Australia of Endura’s trade mark ENDURA in relation to clothing specifically for cyclists in Class 25. The opponent’s evidence largely contained examples...
Health World opposed the extension of protection in Australia of Endura’s trade mark ENDURA in relation to clothing specifically...
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AUSTRALASIA
Red Bull GmbH v Total Eden Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 67 (20 July 2015)
Red Bull opposed the registration of the trade mark under sections 44 and 60. The opposed trade mark covered a range of water pumps, pipes and plastic fittings for drains...
Red Bull opposed the registration of the trade mark under sections 44 and 60. The opposed trade mark covered a...
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