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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

Tomkin Australia Pty Ltd v Jab Design Pty Ltd [2016] ATMO 73

Tomkin Australia opposed the registration of the below trade mark, which was applied for by Jab Design Pty Ltd and covers ‘plastic tray’ in Class 21. The applicant was the...

Tomkin Australia opposed the registration of the below trade mark, which was applied for by Jab Design Pty Ltd...

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21 December 2016

Insight Radiology Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1406

Background Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd (ICI) and Insight Radiology Pty Ltd (IR) both conduct medical imaging businesses in Australia. Since 2008, ICI has been operating in Western Australia and has...

Background Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd (ICI) and Insight Radiology Pty Ltd (IR) both conduct medical imaging businesses in Australia. Since...

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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

The Ethical Coffee Company Limited v Honest Coffee Company Limited [2016] NZIPOTM 27 (20 October 2016)

Honest Coffee applied to revoke Ethical Coffee’s registration for the trade mark THE ETHICAL COFFE CO. & device (the “Trade Mark”) in class 30 on the basis of non-use. In...

Honest Coffee applied to revoke Ethical Coffee’s registration for the trade mark THE ETHICAL COFFE CO. & device (the...

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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

Volvo Trademark Holding AB v Timken UK Limited [2016] ATMO 91

Volvo opposed the extension of protection to Australia of the trade mark REVOLVO covering goods and services in Classes 7, 12, and 42, including items for use in relation...

Volvo opposed the extension of protection to Australia of the trade mark REVOLVO covering goods and services in Classes...

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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

Barilla GeR Fratelli SpA v Shao Chengu, Shao Jun and Shao Li [2016] NZIPOTM 22 (19 September 2016)

Shao Chenghu, Shao Jun, and Shao Li (the “Applicant”) applied to revoke Barilla’s trade mark registration BARILLA & device (the “Trade Mark”) in class 42 (restaurant and catering services). The...

Shao Chenghu, Shao Jun, and Shao Li (the “Applicant”) applied to revoke Barilla’s trade mark registration BARILLA & device...

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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

Centennial Park Cemetery Authority v KSAMS Nominees Pty Ltd [2016] ATMO 85

KSAMS Nominees opposed the registration of the trade mark, which was applied for by the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority for retailing of flowers in Class 35. From its evidence, it...

KSAMS Nominees opposed the registration of the trade mark, which was applied for by the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority...

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AUSTRALASIA

21 December 2016

Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd. [2016] ATMO 74

This matter concerned a notice of intention to revoke the acceptance of the trade mark. The application is owned by Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd and covers a wide range...

This matter concerned a notice of intention to revoke the acceptance of the trade mark. The application is owned by...

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AUSTRALASIA

20 December 2016

Australia Update: Carriage service providers ordered to block illegal torrent and streaming websites

Yesterday (Thursday 15 December) the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in proceedings brought by Roadshow and Foxtel against various carriage service providers including Telstra, Optus, iinet...

Yesterday (Thursday 15 December) the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in proceedings brought by Roadshow and...

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AUSTRALASIA

13 December 2016

Kickstarting Crowd-sourced Funding in Australia

Introduction Legislation aimed at providing Australian innovators with alternative funding means was reintroduced to Parliament in late November. The Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill 2016 forms part of the Australian...

Introduction Legislation aimed at providing Australian innovators with alternative funding means was reintroduced to Parliament in late November. The Corporations...

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AUSTRALASIA

9 December 2016

A comparative study of strategies for patenting human therapeutics in the Asia Pacific Region: IP In Depth

In the last century, innovations in the life sciences have allowed for treatment and prevention of numerous diseases and disorders, enabling higher life expectancy and improved quality of life....

In the last century, innovations in the life sciences have allowed for treatment and prevention of numerous diseases and...

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AUSTRALASIA

9 December 2016

What’s in a name? A potentially effective strategy for achieving trade mark protection for some marks involving a surname

Many businesses in Australia, and around the world, use a person's surname in their branding or trading name; some are named after their founders, while many surnames such as Lock...

Many businesses in Australia, and around the world, use a person's surname in their branding or trading name; some are...

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AUSTRALASIA

9 December 2016

Recent Patent Office decision provides further clarity in patentability of nucleic acids in Australia

As has been widely reported, the patentability or otherwise of isolated nucleic acids has been a rapidly evolving question through the Australian Courts and Patent Office in recent years. A...

As has been widely reported, the patentability or otherwise of isolated nucleic acids has been a rapidly evolving question...

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