An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 14 March 2013.
If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.
 Non-Use Applications Allowed
Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
720468Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NATUREGUARD | Castle Co Pty Ltd. | Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Limited. |
965430 |
Finium Financial Services Pty Limited. | Enfinium Pty Ltd. |
969674 |
Fox, Martin and Fox, Michelle. | Obshchestvo S Ogranichennoj Otvetstvenno. |
987847 |
O’Brien, Erin Walter and Hansen, Judith Anne. | Melbourne Cricket Club. |
1006708 |
depressioNet. | Dnet â People Like Us. |
1007505Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â dday ; d-day ; d day | depressioNet. | Dnet â People Like Us. |
1038772Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MONSTER HOTEL | Magic Production Group (M.P.G.) S.A. | Monster Energy Company. |
1090687 |
depressioNet. | Dnet â People Like Us. |
1091483Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HIYA | depressioNet Pty Ltd. | Dnet – People Like Us. |
1159675Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AVID | Unifund CCR Partners a New York partnership. | Avid Center. |
1182264 |
Wave Business Services Pty Ltd. | Wave Holdings Wa Pty Ltd. |
1208793 |
Liu, Yong. | Lockwood Brands Pty Limited. |
Non-Use Applications Lodged
A non-use application has been lodged against the following trademarks. A person may, within three (3) months give Notice of Opposition to the non-use applications.
Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
457196 |
6 Irish Distillers Limited an Irish company. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
667609Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KEITH PROWSE | Keith Prowse International B.V. | Seatern Travel Pty Ltd. |
668010Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MILLENNIUM | Waters Investments Limited incorporated in the State of Delaware. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
768363Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MILLENNIUM | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
774703Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AKIRA | Aki Habara Electric Corporation Pte Ltd. | Dafuzu Pty Ltd. |
848573 |
Malom Pty Ltd. | Bkg Projects Pty Ltd. |
857192Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BMR | BigBand Networks, Inc. a Delaware corporation. | Iress Limited. |
876100 |
3M Company a Delaware corporation. | Strix Limited. |
924614Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MILLENNIUM | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
1024768Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TORQUE | Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd. | Hot Torque Pty Ltd. |
1033267Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HAI | Distribution & Marketing GmbH. | Alex Chandraatmadja. |
1042261 |
Wiseman Custodians Pty Limited. | Neat Feat Products Limited. |
1051396 |
Dimitar Hristov Balev. | Irdium Satellite LLC. |
1154251Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AKIRA | Aki Habara ElectricCorporation Pte Ltd. | Dafuzu Pty Ltd. |
1186729Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BODYBLAST | Douglas Reason. | Pacific Magazines Pty Limited. |
1193654 |
Cantine Sgarzi Luigi Srl. | Pinnacle Liquor Group Pty Limited. |
1198484Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NERO | Alpine Soft Drinks (Australia) Pty. Ltd. | Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd. |
1210688 |
McKiernan as trustee for the McKiernan InvestmentTrust, Katrina. | Gecko Group Investments Pty Ltd. |
1373712 |
Irish Distillers Limited. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
1373713 |
Irish Distillers Limited. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
Non-Use Applications Withdrawn (trademark remains on register)
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Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
237837 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz Company Australia Ltd. |
251575 |
Hero AG | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
251578 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
900976 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
1057100 |
Sweet Sensation Patisserie Pty Ltd. | Aldi Foods Pty Ltd. |
1147591Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ZERO | Trojan Trading Company Pty Ltd. | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
1171275Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OUTBACK | Stratco (Australia) Pty Limited and Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. | Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. |
 Oppositions Lodged (to Non-Use Application)
 (The name in parentheses is that of the opponent)
Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
327870 |
Coles Supermarkets. Australia Pty Ltd. | Price Costco International, Inc. |
882086Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SHOW PONY | Davenport, Katie. | Jane Lu – Show Pony. |
1126873 |
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd. | Price Costco International, Inc. |
1138304Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SESAME | Novar ED&S Limited. | Gainsborough HardwareIndustries Limited. |
1171275Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OUTBACK | Stratco (Australia) Pty Limited. | Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. |
1206097 |
Horan, Cheyne. | Fish Pier Melbourne Pty Ltd, the trustee for Fish Pier Melbourne Trust. |
1451023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LESCO | A & A Australian Investments Pty. | Lesco Technology Pte Ltd. |