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AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

N.V Sumatra Tobacco Trading Company v CTBAT International Co. Limited [2017] NZIPOTM 9 (10 March 2017)

CTBAT International Co. Limited (“CTBAT”) filed a non-use revocation action against Registration No. 607819 DOUBLE HAPPINESS owned by N.V. Sumatra (“Sumatra”).

CTBAT International Co. Limited (“CTBAT”) filed a non-use revocation action against Registration No. 607819 DOUBLE HAPPINESS owned by N.V....

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

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,...

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

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...

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

Brands Limited v Liberty Procurement Co. Inc. [2017] ATMO 35 (24 April 2017)

Liberty Procurement applied to register the trade mark BED BATH & BEYOND covering retail services (Class 35). That application was opposed by Brands Limited pressing sections 58 and...

Liberty Procurement applied to register the trade mark BED BATH & BEYOND covering retail services (Class 35). That...

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l. [2017] NZIPOTM 5 (8 February 2017)

Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l (“Menarini”) applied to register the mark KETUM in relation to an“anti-inflammatory drug used to ease joint and muscle pain” in class 5.

Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l (“Menarini”) applied to register the mark KETUM in relation to an“anti-inflammatory drug used to...

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

Omega SA (Omega AG) (Omega Limited) v Guru Denim Inc [2017] NZCA 81 (27 March 2017)

Omega loses long battle against Guru’s trade mark application for the trade mark. Guru Denim Inc (“Guru”) applied to register the trade mark in New Zealand in relation...

Omega loses long battle against Guru’s trade mark application for the trade mark. Guru Denim Inc (“Guru”) applied to...

AUSTRALASIA

3 August 2017

Clearlight Investments Pty Ltd v Barilla G.e R. Fratelli – Societa per Azioni [2017] ATMO 38

Clearlight is the owner of several Australian trade mark registrations relating to the SAN REMO brand of pasta and related food products, including SAN REMO PASTA PRONTO and the...

Clearlight is the owner of several Australian trade mark registrations relating to the SAN REMO brand of pasta and...

AUSTRALASIA

2 August 2017

Patentability of Known Technology

For a product or process to be patentable in Australia, it is commonly understood that it must be novel (new), possess an inventive (non-obvious advantage over similar technology) and...

For a product or process to be patentable in Australia, it is commonly understood that it must be novel...

AUSTRALASIA

26 July 2017

New Zealand joins the GPPH pilot program

On 6 July 2017, the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) became a participating patent office in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH). The GPPH is a pilot...

On 6 July 2017, the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) became a participating patent office in the...

AUSTRALASIA

24 July 2017

New gTLD Sunrise Availability August – September 2017

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.

Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...

AUSTRALASIA

6 July 2017

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand joins the Global Patent Prosecution Highway

IP Australia commenced a pilot program of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April 2008. In January 2014, this was...

IP Australia commenced a pilot program of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the United States Patent and Trademark...

AUSTRALASIA

4 July 2017

Who is an inventor for the purposes of a patent application?

In Australia, as with other major jurisdictions, it is important to ensure that the correct inventor(s) are named on a patent application, as including a person who is not...

In Australia, as with other major jurisdictions, it is important to ensure that the correct inventor(s) are named on...

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