AUSTRALASIA
Courier Luggage Pty Ltd v Wenger SA Inc [2015] ATMO 10
Wenger applied to remove the Courier Luggage trade mark registration for the mark on the grounds of non-use. The removal application was opposed by Courier Luggage. Courier Luggage led evidence of...
Wenger applied to remove the Courier Luggage trade mark registration for the mark on the grounds of non-use. The removal...
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AUSTRALASIA
Light Path Innovation Pty Ltd v G8 Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 11
G8 applied for permission to file further evidence in relation to Light Path’s opposition to G8’s LE GEAR trade mark application. Evidence in Support, Answer and Reply were filed by...
G8 applied for permission to file further evidence in relation to Light Path’s opposition to G8’s LE GEAR trade...
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AUSTRALASIA
Australian College of Natural Medicine Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 15
The applicant applied to register its trade marks WELLANATION CLINICS and WELLANATION.  Both trade marks were rejected under section 41, on the grounds that neither had the required capacity...
The applicant applied to register its trade marks WELLANATION CLINICS and WELLANATION.  Both trade marks were rejected under section...
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AUSTRALASIA
Caprice Australia Pty Ltd v MG Icon LLC [2015] ATMO 8
This matter concerned a non-use removal application filed by MG Icon seeking the removal of Caprice Australia’s trade mark registration for MATERIAL GIRL and Caprice Australia’s opposition thereto. As a...
This matter concerned a non-use removal application filed by MG Icon seeking the removal of Caprice Australia’s trade mark...
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AUSTRALASIA
Hunter Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Knott Investments Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 20
Hunter Property opposed the registration of the trade marks AVIDA and AVIDA Device filed be Knott Investments in respect of auto goods and services. Hunter Property sought to rely on...
Hunter Property opposed the registration of the trade marks AVIDA and AVIDA Device filed be Knott Investments in respect...
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AUSTRALASIA
CERAMICHE CAESAR S.p.A. v CaesarStoneSdot-Yam [2015] ATMO 12
This matter concerned the opposition to the CAESARSTONE mark in relation to flooring in Class 19, by the owner of a prior CAESAR trade mark covering the same goods. The...
This matter concerned the opposition to the CAESARSTONE mark in relation to flooring in Class 19, by the owner...
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AUSTRALASIA
SMA Solar Technology AG v Sunny Sign Company Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 9
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the issue of deceptive similarity, the Hearing Officer took the view...
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Dropping .co? Sweet As!
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz, .co.nz, .org.nz or .kiwi.nz. For example, you can apply to...
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz,...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore: Collaboration with Cambodia Under Way
On January 20 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH). Under the...
On January 20 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)...
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AUSTRALASIA
Trade Marks in specialist industries: How close can you get?
One of the most basic requirements for registration of a new trade mark is that it must not be deceptively similar to, or indistinguishable from an existing trade mark...
One of the most basic requirements for registration of a new trade mark is that it must not be...
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AUSTRALASIA
WIPO Gets a Rise Out of Australia
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and are...
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are...
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