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AUSTRALASIA

24th Sep 2018

New Zealand Update – When Secondary Meaning Helps Overcome Initial Objections

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (“NZ Institute”) applied to register trade mark application No. 955412 PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH; PLANT & FOOD RESEARCH (series)...

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (“NZ Institute”) applied to register trade mark application No....

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AUSTRALASIA

27th Mar 2018

Monecor (London) Limited v TTT Moneycorp Limited [2018] NZIPOTM 1 (9 January 2018)

The Intellectual Property of New Zealand has held that use of the MONECOR trade mark would be likely to deceive or confuse in light of a prior registration for...

The Intellectual Property of New Zealand has held that use of the MONECOR trade mark would be likely to...

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AUSTRALASIA

27th Mar 2018

Australian Char Pty Ltd v The Kingsford Products Company LLC [2018] ATMO 5

Australian Char Pty Ltd owned a registration for the MATCHLITE trade mark in class 4. The Kingsford Products Company, LLC filed an application to remove the registration on the...

Australian Char Pty Ltd owned a registration for the MATCHLITE trade mark in class 4. The Kingsford Products Company,...

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AUSTRALASIA

27th Mar 2018

Fresh Venture Group Pty Ltd v Box Corporate Food Services Pty Ltd [2018] ATMO 4 (12 January 2018)

A recent Trade Marks Office decision has confirmed that the mark THE FRUIT BOX is descriptive of “retailing, wholesaling, direct selling and on-line selling of goods, including fruits and...

A recent Trade Marks Office decision has confirmed that the mark THE FRUIT BOX is descriptive of “retailing, wholesaling,...

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