An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 17 May 2012
The following trademarks have been opposed as at 17 May 2012.
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1453767 IBAD | Metropage Pty Ltd. | (Apple Inc.) |
| 1453210 |
Boyd, James. | (Wild Hibiscus Flower Company Pty Ltd) |
| 1437022 |
Burns, David. | (Double Eagle Brands N.V.) |
| 1453921 Oh What a Night! | Camilleri, Renee and Premier Entertainment Pty Ltd | (Dynamic Management Pty Ltd) |
| 1336724 CASTLE GLEN | Castle Glen Liqueurs Australia Pty Ltd | (The Scotch Whisky Association) |
| 1437475 CLIMATECH | Climatech IP Holdings Pty Ltd. | (Climatech Pty Ltd) |
| 1424305 WALEX | Exodor Technologies, LLC | (Wilex Ag) |
| 1468173 |
FOSHAN NANHAI DANZAO XINNONG ZHONGXING LEATHER PRODUCTS FACTORY. | (Beiersdorf Ag) |
| 1453844 |
Farmsafe Queensland Limited | (Chemcert Limited) |
| 1453822 |
Folk Pty Limited. | (Folke Pty Ltd) |
| 1416926KEYSTONE HOSPITALITY 1416928 |
Fraser Gordon Investments Pty Ltd. | (Keystone Group Holdings Pty Ltd) |
| 1364723 Loadsafe | HOISTING EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS PTY LTD | (Schramm, Inc.) |
| 1446642 Home and Away Caravans | Hunter Property Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd | (Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd) |
| 1452942 |
McMenemy, Layne. | (Triumph Intertrade AG) |
| 1411486 |
PRAGA – Export s.r.o.. | (Prada S.A.) |
| 1431271 PUNCHTOWN | Punchtown Ltd a company organised and existing under the laws of England and Wales. | (Punch International Pty Ltd) |
| 1438036 CHATENEUF | ROYAL WINE CORPORATION. | (Institut National De l’Origine Et De La Qualite) |
| 1449595 |
SWEENEY HOLDINGS LLC. | (Gs Development Ab) |
| 1294612 |
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Limited. | (Strategy Steps Pty Ltd) |
| 1430616 |
Spiedo Holdings Pty Ltd. | (Speedo Holdings B.V.) |
| 1435976 |
Steadfast Group Limited. | (Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Of America, Inc.) |
| 1438235 TRIO CRAFTSMAN | TRIO HINGING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. | (Sears Brands, Llc) |
| 1422707 |
Tech Sport Group Pty Ltd. | (Deus Ex Machina Motor Cycles Pty Ltd) |
| 1449234 CHAMPIONS OF SOURDOUGH | The Brasserie Bread Company Pty Limited. | (George Weston Foods Limited) |
| 1453295 |
Trading Reference Australia Pty Limited. | (Netapp, Inc.) |
| 1450465 FIVE TO DRIVE | Whitchurch, Sharon. | (Diabetes Australia) |
| 1361835 OSPREY | Wilton Bradley Limited. | (Vorgee Pty Ltd) |
| 1451703 |
WinWorld Australia Pty. Ltd. | (Louis Vuitton Malletier) |
Opposition Discontinued
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1200473 MAVERICK | Maverick Marketing and Communications Pty Ltd. | (Madmann Trademark Holding Company Limited) |
| 1304719 NELSONS PURE & CLEAR | A. Nelson & Co. Limited. | (Pharm-Acare Laboratories Pty Limited) |
| 1257233 THE MOROCCAN | Body Corporate for The Moroccan CTS 17574, | (Mantra Ip Pty Ltd) |
| 1255682 |
CITIC GROUP. | (Citigroup Inc) |
| 1337405 EUROPANEL | EUROLINE PTY LTD. | (Fairview Architectural Pty Ltd) |
| 1369489 CITYDEAL | Groupon, Inc. | (Citigroup Inc) |
| 1286828 |
Gustav Stabernack GmbH. | (Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) |
| 1278059 STI | Gustav Stabernack GmbH. | (Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kausha) |
| 1451717 HTC PLAY | HTC CORPORATION. | (Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab) |
| 1325518 |
Howes, Lawrence Michael. | (Comvita Limited) |
| 1334326 TITAN | Import Manteau Pty Ltd | (Titan Kofferwerk Gmbh) |
| 1461401 |
Klutke, Aaron. | (Catchoftheday.Com.Au Pty Ltd) |
| 1354483 POWERLIFT | Li, Yuantao and Launch Tech Pty Ltd. | (Powerlift (Nissan) Pty Limited) |
| 1338011 THE ORACLE ; THE ORACLE BROADBEACH | Niecon Developments Pty Ltd. | (Gold Coast Luxury Apartments Pty Ltd) |
| 1328378 PEDDLE THORP 1328380 PEDDLE THORP & WALKER | Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty. Limited. | (Peddle Thorp Group Pty Ltd) |
| 1366326 |
Qualitas Property Partners Pty Ltd. | (Mastercard International Incorporated) |
| 1441640 RAGING BULL | Red Bull GmbH. | (Red Bull Gmbh) |
| 1447120 |
Robinson, Brenda and Robinson, Mark. | (Mark Robinson And Brenda Robinson) |
| 1397648 |
Tickets Pty Ltd. | (Catchoftheday.Com.Au Pty Ltd) |
| 1177760VAUSTRALIA 1185417 |
VB Ventures Pty Ltd. | (Virgin Enterprises Limited) |
| 1211871 VPACIFIC 1211970 |
VB Ventures Pty Ltd. | (Virgin Enterprises Limited) |
Opposition Discontinued
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1328378 PEDDLE THORP 1328380 PEDDLE THORP & WALKER | Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty. Limited. | (Peddle Thorp & Harvey Pty. Ltd.) |
Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1207226 VENTAIR | Backwell IXL Pty Ltd. | (Gary Purcell) |
| 1090820 GAMESTOP | Elbo, Inc. a Delaware corporation. | (Gamestop Pty Ltd) |
| 1338602 apacer | Huizhou Huiyang Kedaxin Electronics Co., Ltd. | (Apacer Technology Inc.) |
| 1325943 510 POWERLUBE | Motul. | (Chem-Trend Limited Partnership) |
| 1337188 BITE BUSTERS | Wilson, Sylvia and Wilson, Danny. | (Velma Harris) |
Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1355900Crustys | Chaplin, Geoffrey Dean. | (Continental Mills, Inc) |
| 1426265 Shop Bop | Emporium Retail Group Pty Ltd. | (Bop Llc) |
| 1442766 piaGGio | Goston AVend Pty Ltd. | (Piaggio & C. S.P.A.) |
| 1354426 MADISON AUSTRALIA | Jabari Trading Pty Ltd. | (Acp Magazines Limited And Hmi Australia, Llc) |
| 1243619 BREAKFREE MOROCCAN | Mantra IP Pty Ltd | (The Body Corporate For The Moroccan Esplanade Tower Cts 16603) |
| 1408799 sodeex | Miertschink, Andre Felix. | (Sodexo) |
| 1431438 People’s Choice Money Awards | Mozo Pty Ltd. | (Nine Network Australia Pty Limited) |
| 1438036 CHATENEUF | ROYAL WINE CORPORATION. | (Institut National De l’Origine Et De La Qualite) |
| 1434633 |
SPANTA PTY LTD. | (Philip Morris Brands Sarl) |
| 1447674 TriActiTan | Sugarbaby International Pty Ltd. | (Beautybank Inc.) |
Opposition (Trademark Refused)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1290665 |
Jason Boyce. | (Twitter, Inc) |
| 1291728 |
Max Distributors Pty Ltd. | (Shri Ganesh Traders Au Pty Ltd And Harihar Foods Pvt Ltd) |
| 1287716 Saks International | Sak, Ebru. | (Saks & Company) |
