An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 28 February 2013.
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Opposition Filed
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Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
1497141 VERA |
A S Import Export Agency Pty. | LAVERANA GMBH & CO. KG. |
1506770 |
ANIMAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. | Johnny rockets licensing, LLC. |
1419686 |
ANTONIO MARRAS S.R.L. | Leone International Pty Ltd |
1409993Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â VIVA | Anderson, John K and Anderson, Louise E. | 3M Company. |
1510756Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ZEROCHOL | Bayley, Mark. | Innoceutics bvba, Dirk Verhaeghe and Greet Damme. |
1487331Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â POM POMS | Costas Pty Ltd. | PomWonderful LLC. |
1503870Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MINGO | FABRICA DE CALZADOS GINO S.A. | Retail Holdings. |
1337454Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BOATSHED BAY | Foley Family Wines NZ Limited. | Vinsat Pty Ltd andLongview Vineyards Pty Ltd. |
1503072Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SIZEON | Gaspari Nutrition, Inc. | Ares Trading S.A. |
1507482 |
Hoyle, Samantha. | Booginhead, LLC |
1486694 1486695 |
Jim Barry Wines Pty Ltd. | Premium Wine Brands Pty Ltd. |
1489857 |
Kelly, Christopher. | Action Smart Group Pty Ltd. |
1504324 |
LG Electronics Inc. | (Beats Electronics, LLC |
1468753 1468756 |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Acompany organised and existing under the laws ofMassachusetts. | Liberty Financial Pty Ltd |
1507507Â 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 FUNKYCAPS | MBOD PTY LTD. | Way Funky Company Pty Ltd |
1503798Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CASHMERE BABY | Marie, Glykis. | Loro Piana S.P.A. |
1485753Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MIND THE GAP | Mind The Gap Pty Ltd. | Gap (ITM) Inc. |
1502390 |
Mystery Beehive Pty Ltd. | Sasha Clothing Pty Ltd. |
1522015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SYNECTHA | Obvieline. | Novartis AG. |
1519129 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ONE NEAT | One Beat Holdings, Inc. | Beats Electronics, LLC. |
1491700Â 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 REGEDERM | Pele Nova Biotecnologia SA Brazil. | 3M Company. |
1485713 |
Perennial Packaging Group. | Perennial InvestmentPartners Limited. |
1370341Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TITANIUM | Trend Micro Kabushiki Kaisha. | Appcelerator, Inc. |
1519322 |
World Hotels AG. | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
1491727 |
Zhang, Ning. | M Webster Holdings Pty Ltd. |
Opposition Discontinued
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
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Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
1474423Â 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 BRANDS ‘R’ US | Homestyle Vegetable Processors Pty Ltd | GEOFFREY, LLC. |
1478748Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TRADEMARKIFY | IP Monitor Pty Ltd. | MARKIFY PTY LTD. |
1366474 1366475 |
NEXTDC Limited. | Next Retail Limited. |
1427164 |
Park, Sung Yang. | Hunter Boot Limited. |
1481497Â 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 PRONTO PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS | Penline-Mon Ami (Australia) Pty Limited. | Pronto Software Pty Ltd. |
1483920 |
Riada Boutiques Pty Ltd. | The Swatch Group Ltd. |
1338670 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 SUNINFO | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. | (Sun Microsystems, Inc) |
1483235Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DREAMTEAM | Swiss Models Sportswear Pty Ltd. | Vapormedia Pty Ltd. |
1476809 1476810Â 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 Â PARSONS PARISDREAM TEAM | Afad-Ecole Parsons A Paris. | The New School. |
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 Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
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Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
1396422 |
Fantasyonice Limited. | LD&D Foods Pty Ltd. |
1377427Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCAMALOT | Kookaburra Productions Pty Ltd. | Boi Trading Company Limited. |
1346779Â 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 LITE SMART | Robinson, Mark and Robinson, Brenda. | LD&D Milk Pty Ltd. |
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Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
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Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
1500902Â 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 Â ROTHSCHILDS & ROCKEFELLERS | Attard, Joshua and Attard, Joshua. | N.M. Rothschild& Sons Limited and RIT Capital Partners PLC Rockefeller & Co, Inc. |
1517014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PROJECTSEYE | Clark as trustee for the Empire Trust, Nigel. | One Group Retail Holdings Pty Ltd |
1449291 |
Elairsar (Australia) Pty Ltd. | DC Comics |
1492968 |
KAUR, DALVINDERJIT and KAUR, ALVINDERJIT. | RED BULL GMBH And FERNBREW PTY LTD |
1470497Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MARKIFY | Markify Pty Ltd. | IP Monitor Pty Ltd. |
1497306Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PINTIMATES | Pintimates Pty Ltd. | Pinterest INC. |
1324706Â 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 Â HOPPER | Soft Brew Licensing Limited. | Melesisi Hopoate. |
1470717 |
Sojo Pty Ltd. | DC Comics. |
1497142 |
The trustee for the A & A Trust. | Metcash Trading Limited. |
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Opposition Refused
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Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
1173286Â 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 NEXT IP DISTRIBUTION | Next IP Distribution Pty Ltd. | Telstra Corporation Limited. |
1265483 |
Royal Family Food Co.,Ltd. | Hoa Australia Pty Ltd. |
1377551Â 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 THALASSA CRUISE | Cruising Country Pty Ltd. | Peter Travlos And John Naxakis. |
1326381Â 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 YOU’RE LOCAL. WE’RE LOCAL. | Phone Directories Company Australia Pty Ltd. | Telstra Corporation Limited. |
1429719Â 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 SCREAMING TRIBESMEN | Shepherd, Murray John. | Robert “Mick” Medew. |
1287161Â 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 SILVERTON HOTEL | The Silverton Hotel Pty Limited. | Ines Mcleod And The Original SilvertonHotel Pty Limited. |
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