AUSTRALASIA
Takeda GmbH v Actegy Limited [2014] ATMO 38
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application for REVITIVE. The REVITIVE application covered a range of goods in...
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application...
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AUSTRALASIA
Patent Examination in Australia – Time Frames and Deadlines
Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar Act on 15 April 2013 mean some significant changes to...
Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar...
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AUSTRALASIA
Citigroup Inc v City Index Limited [2014] ATMO 36
Survey says…CITI monopolises this town. Applications for the two trade marks were opposed by Citigroup, Inc., on the grounds of section 60. Both of the trade marks covered ‘financial services’ in...
Survey says…CITI monopolises this town. Applications for the two trade marks were opposed by Citigroup, Inc., on the grounds of...
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AUSTRALASIA
Sitecore Corporation A/S v Salesforce.com, inc [2014] ATMO 37
Salesforce.com, Inc., applied to register its trade mark SITEFORCE in Australia (through the International Registration system) in relation to the provision of temporary use of a web-based software application...
Salesforce.com, Inc., applied to register its trade mark SITEFORCE in Australia (through the International Registration system) in relation to...
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AUSTRALASIA
Taking advantage of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway pilot
This article presents a brief summary of the advantages and requirements of the new in 2014 Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot program. For a number of years Australia has...
This article presents a brief summary of the advantages and requirements of the new in 2014 Global Patent Prosecution...
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AUSTRALASIA
MG Icon LLC v Caprice Australia Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 34
This matter concerned an application for an extension of time to file evidence in reply under Regulation 9.18 of the Trade Mark Regulations 1995, which arose in relation to...
This matter concerned an application for an extension of time to file evidence in reply under Regulation 9.18 of...
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AUSTRALASIA
Sporting Events Protection Bill
On 26 March 2014, the government introduced the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill into Parliament. The Bill is designed to prevent unauthorised parties from using, in a...
On 26 March 2014, the government introduced the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill into Parliament. The Bill...
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The AIM Incentive
The Australian government is looking into introducing a scheme to provide tax incentives to companies that exploit Australian innovation in Australia. By way of background, such schemes, commonly referred to...
The Australian government is looking into introducing a scheme to provide tax incentives to companies that exploit Australian innovation...
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AUSTRALASIA
Domain Shield Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 30
Application for registration of the trade mark DOMAIN SHIELD in relation to business services and services relating to the ‘compilation, creation and maintenance of a register of domain names’...
Application for registration of the trade mark DOMAIN SHIELD in relation to business services and services relating to the...
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AUSTRALASIA
End of the line for service marks in Fiji?
The registrability of service marks in Fiji appears to be under threat. The once usual practice of the Fijian Registrar accepting these marks despite the lack of express provisions...
The registrability of service marks in Fiji appears to be under threat. The once usual practice of the Fijian...
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AUSTRALASIA
Hasbro, Inc v MogensRudSvendsen [2014] ATMO 29
Applicant applied for registration of the stylised trade mark QLUDO (shown below) for a range of goods in Classes 9 and 25.
Applicant applied for registration of the stylised trade mark QLUDO (shown below) for a range of goods in Classes...
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