An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 4 July 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.
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.
Non-Use Applications Allowed
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 457196 |
Irish Distillers Limited an Irish company. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
| 667609 KEITH PROWSE | Keith Prowse International B.V. | Seatern Travel Pty Ltd. |
| 850703 VERTEX | Alto Packaging Limited. | Pudussery Abdul Bashir Hisham. |
| 1000910 KAROUN | Karoun Dairies S.A.L. | Karoun Dairies, Inc. |
| 1042261 |
Wiseman Custodians Pty Limited. | Neat Feat Products Limited. |
| 1051396 |
Dimitar Hristov Balev | Irdium Satellite LLC. |
| 1089713 FAIRFAX MEDIA | Fairfax Media Limited. | Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. |
Applications Filed
Notice of opposition to any of the undermentioned applications may be filed with the Trade Marks Office within the time prescribed.
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 339439 RIO | Pisconeri Wholesalers Pty Ltd. | Rio Coffee Pty. Limited. |
| 339440 RIO | Pisconeri Wholesalers Pty Ltd. | Rio Coffee Pty. Limited. |
| 526096 |
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.. | AIB Pty Ltd. |
| 747431 GEOS | Geos Corporation. | Geological Solutions Pty Ltd. |
| 780989 CDT | Nanjing Automobile(Group) Corporation. | Summit Tyres Australia Pty Ltd. |
| 843738 BURN | The Coca-Cola Company a Delaware corporation. | Evolution Fresh, Inc. A Delaware Corporation. |
| 877509 OPUS ONE | Opus One Winery LLC. | Bruno Albrecht Gmbh & Co.Kg. |
| 926259 OUTBACK | Lin, Fong Chi. | Outback Network Pty Ltd. |
| 1031995 MODEL 101 | Crowe, Russell. | Endemol International B.V. |
| 1079187 |
Australian Computer Traders Pty Ltd | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. |
| 1206856 OKTOBERFEST | Johnen, Karl-Heinz. | Aldi Foods Pty Ltd. |
| 1217578 V PLATES | Guthrie, Matthew. | Roads Corporation. |
| 1301560 |
Olbertz Holdings Pty Ltd. | Trimas Corporation Pty Ltd. |
Non-Use Applications Withdrawn (trademark remains on register)
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 906091 SLINGSHOT | Callplus Limited. | Raven Industries Inc. |
| 1063552 WATERCOOLER | Watercooler Media Pty Ltd. | Seek Limited. |
| 1063560 |
Watercooler Media Pty Ltd. | Seek Limited. |
| 1134110 CLASS; SUPER CLASS | Class Super Pty Limited. | Name Media Pty Ltd. |
| 1186729 BODYBLAST | Pacific Magazines Pty Limited. | Pacific Magazines Pty Limited. |
Oppositions Lodged (to Non-Use Application)
(The name in parentheses is that of the opponent)
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 420952 BAR-B-MATE | Mcpherson’s Limited. | The Mayo Group International Pty Ltd. |
| 861709 ATUNE | Atune Financial Solutions Pty Ltd. | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 864970 |
Atune Financial Solutions Pty Ltd. | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 918795 THE FIRM | Gaiam Americas, Inc. | Bard Investments Pty Ltd. |
| 1094439 THE HOUSE WHISPERER | Colston, David. | Sentinel Property Group PtyLimited. |
| 1119773 |
Mastercard International Incorporated A DelawareCorporation. | Masters Home Improvement Australia Pty Ltd. |
| 1155037 |
Superfund Unternehmensbeteiligungs-Ag. | Ayrton Senna EmpreendimentosLtda. |
| 1449503 |
Wadref Humified Compost Pty Ltd. | Collison & Co. |
