An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journals dated 24 April 2014 and 1 May 2014.
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Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the date of the Trademark Office Journal but is subject to change. Please check ATMOSS for the current status of any of the trademarks below.
Opposition Filed
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1560119 AUSTBAR |
Michael Colbran QC
Mark Livesey QC Philip Walker Phillip Boulten SC Roger Traves SC Greg Stretton SC Peter Quinlan SC Bruce McTaggart Fiona McLeod SC Patrick O’Sullivan QC John Lawrence SC Philip Greenwood SC as trustees for the Australian Bar Association. |
Australasian Barrister Chambers Pty Ltd. |
| 1597576 TORQ |
Briggs & Riley Travelware, LLC. | ALDI Foods Pty Ltd. |
| 1578496 |
Chengdu Geeya Technology Co., Ltd. | Gea Group Aktiengesellschaft. |
| 1581739 FORMULAXE |
EV Race Systems Pty Ltd. | Federation Internationale De L’automobile. |
| 1506192 |
Fitzgibbon, Ryan. | Hola, S.L. |
| 1590498 Mr Beams |
Home Lighting Solutions Pty Ltd. | Wireless Environment LLC. |
| 1599325 SKYFi |
KID-Systeme Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung and KID-Systeme Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung. | Daikin Australia Pty Limited and SkyFii Group Pty Ltd. |
| 1572234 |
My Verified ID Limited. | Newcastle Permanent Building Society Limited. |
| 1595202 MR. PINK |
Mr. Pink Collections, LLC. | Pink Energy Beverages Pty Ltd. |
| 1578165 SEAFOLLY GODDESS |
P & Y Halas Pty Limited. | Eveden Inc. |
| 1572800 PELI |
Quarterflash Pty Ltd. | Pelican Products, Inc. |
| 1575875 Eight Acres |
Scion Enterprise Pty Ltd. | Hundred Acre Wine Estate, LLC. |
| 1572995 1572998 1573213 |
Tauman, Ian. | Jack Gance and Mario Verrocchi. |
| 1577633 Flickbook |
Tee, Renaissa Sharlene. | Yahoo! Inc. |
| 1574020 AUSDAQ |
Ausdaq Consulting Pty Ltd. | The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. |
| 1572405 THIN LIZZY MIRASILK |
Brand Developers Aust Pty Ltd. | Thin Lizzy Limited. |
| 1511467 BROOKS |
Brooks Trailers Pty Ltd. | Brooks England Limited. |
| 1498742 computeIT |
Carter Holt Harvey Limited. | Computit Pty Ltd as trustee for Computit Unit Trust. |
| 1575602 GSMOON |
Chen, Zhicheng. | Xingyue Group Co., Ltd. |
| 1585104 SICOLAB |
Durr Technik GmbH & Co. KG. | Ecolab Inc. |
| 1575233 GLOW |
Engagement Innovation Pty Ltd. | YogaGlo, Inc. |
| 1576373 |
FaceBuy Pty Ltd. | Facebook, Inc. |
| 1572954 BOSSIT |
Fia, Sasalili Oxford and Tos, Kellie Brooke. | Hugo Boss Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. KG. |
| 1431830 SPF |
Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd. | New Signature Enterprises Pty Ltd. |
| 1575072 |
Gray Australia Pty Ltd. | Ceres Enterprises Limited. |
| 1541684 |
Jack’s Black Label Fine Foods Pty Ltd as trustee for Jack’s Black Label Fine Foods Unit Trust. | Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. |
| 1488955 Smart Net Hard |
LG Electronics, Inc. | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
| 1508527 BUNGEES |
Martomagic, S.L.U. | Bungie, Inc. |
| 1592448 |
Maharishi Foundation. | Maharishi Vedic University Limited. |
| 1573552 |
Master Hire Pty Ltd. | Mastercard International Incorporated. |
| 1462657 |
Nile Clothing AG. | Mercury Retail Pty Ltd. |
| 1571857 |
Paton, Dan Edward. | Sisco Textiles N.V. |
| 1576609 |
Rizhao Iron Bull Fitness Inc. | Red Bull GmbH. |
| 1539617 SAMSUNG Smart Oven |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Breville Pty Ltd. |
| 1573180 |
Sydneys Tune Pty Ltd. | Parfums Christian Dior. |
| 1524103 |
The People’s Operator Holdings Limited. | Beats Electronics LLC. |
| 1576886 |
The Perfect Leaf Investment Limited. | Royal Tea Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| 1576364 |
Trambadia, Hetal Bhaveshkumar. | Choice Hotels International Inc. |
| 1576829 VIRGARA |
Virgara Wines Pty Ltd. | Pfizer Inc. |
Opposition Discontinued
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1489614 1489616 1489613 |
Beling, Joel. | DC Comics. |
| 1496459 chaos + order |
Dillon, Imogen. | Monster Energy Company. |
| 1391015 LION CAPITAL |
Parncutt, Bruce. | Lion Capital LLP. |
| 1538114 CONNECT TO THE EVERYTHING NETWORK |
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. incorporated in the State of Delaware. | Broadcom Corporation. |
| 1432649 |
Westpac Banking Corporation. | Penky LLC. |
| 1441493 |
Mamak Pty Limited. | Lisa Chandra. |
| 1357365 REDBAK |
Biotech Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd. | Red Bull GmbH. |
| 1433369 BEATS BY DR. DRE |
Beats Electronics, LLC a Delaware limited liability company. | Grace Films Pty Ltd. |
| 1336887 |
Beleaf, Sam. | Papyrus Australia Limited. |
| 1489618 |
Beling, Joel. | DC Comics. |
| 1417396 |
J & C S.R.L. | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. |
| 1484719 1484720 LeadingAge |
LeadingAge, Inc. a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York. | Leading Age Services Australia Limited. |
Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1513262 BEATZONE |
Beatzone Pty Ltd. | Beats Electronics, LLC. |
| 1574998 |
BridgePoint Group Pty Ltd and BridgePoint Group Pty Ltd and BridgePoint Group Pty Ltd. | Bridges financial services pty ltd and Bridgepoint Advisers Limited and BearingPoint IP Holding B.V. |
| 1499107 MEKONG1499111 |
Charles, Thanh and Bett, Gary. | Sura Bangyikhan Company Ltd. |
| 1488955 Smart Net Hard |
LG Electronics, Inc. | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
| 1414641 LION CAPITAL |
Lion Capital LLP. | Lion Global Investors Limited. |
| 1567411 PHALANX FINANCIAL SERVICES |
Phalanx Financial Services Pty Ltd. | Phalanx Accounting Services Pty Ltd. |
| 1542403 Natrx |
Stars of Earth Pty Ltd. | |
| 1568159 |
St Ali North Pty Ltd. | Soulcycle LLC. |
Opposition (Trademark Rejected)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1511152 |
Western Australian Land Authority. |
