An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 28 February 2013.
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Opposition Filed
| 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 |
| 1409993 VIVA | Anderson, John K and Anderson, Louise E. | 3M Company. |
| 1510756 ZEROCHOL | Bayley, Mark. | Innoceutics bvba, Dirk Verhaeghe and Greet Damme. |
| 1487331 POM POMS | Costas Pty Ltd. | PomWonderful LLC. |
| 1503870 MINGO | FABRICA DE CALZADOS GINO S.A. | Retail Holdings. |
| 1337454 BOATSHED BAY | Foley Family Wines NZ Limited. | Vinsat Pty Ltd andLongview Vineyards Pty Ltd. |
| 1503072 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 |
| 1507507 FUNKYCAPS | MBOD PTY LTD. | Way Funky Company Pty Ltd |
| 1503798 CASHMERE BABY | Marie, Glykis. | Loro Piana S.P.A. |
| 1485753 MIND THE GAP | Mind The Gap Pty Ltd. | Gap (ITM) Inc. |
| 1502390 |
Mystery Beehive Pty Ltd. | Sasha Clothing Pty Ltd. |
| 1522015 SYNECTHA | Obvieline. | Novartis AG. |
| 1519129 ONE NEAT | One Beat Holdings, Inc. | Beats Electronics, LLC. |
| 1491700 REGEDERM | Pele Nova Biotecnologia SA Brazil. | 3M Company. |
| 1485713 |
Perennial Packaging Group. | Perennial InvestmentPartners Limited. |
| 1370341 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)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1474423 BRANDS ‘R’ US | Homestyle Vegetable Processors Pty Ltd | GEOFFREY, LLC. |
| 1478748 TRADEMARKIFY | IP Monitor Pty Ltd. | MARKIFY PTY LTD. |
| 1366474 1366475 |
NEXTDC Limited. | Next Retail Limited. |
| 1427164 |
Park, Sung Yang. | Hunter Boot Limited. |
| 1481497 PRONTO PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS | Penline-Mon Ami (Australia) Pty Limited. | Pronto Software Pty Ltd. |
| 1483920 |
Riada Boutiques Pty Ltd. | The Swatch Group Ltd. |
| 1338670 SUNINFO | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. | (Sun Microsystems, Inc) |
| 1483235 DREAMTEAM | Swiss Models Sportswear Pty Ltd. | Vapormedia Pty Ltd. |
| 1476809 1476810 PARSONS PARISDREAM TEAM | Afad-Ecole Parsons A Paris. | The New School. |
Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1396422 |
Fantasyonice Limited. | LD&D Foods Pty Ltd. |
| 1377427 SCAMALOT | Kookaburra Productions Pty Ltd. | Boi Trading Company Limited. |
| 1346779 LITE SMART | Robinson, Mark and Robinson, Brenda. | LD&D Milk Pty Ltd. |
Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1500902 ROTHSCHILDS & ROCKEFELLERS | Attard, Joshua and Attard, Joshua. | N.M. Rothschild& Sons Limited and RIT Capital Partners PLC Rockefeller & Co, Inc. |
| 1517014 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 |
| 1470497 MARKIFY | Markify Pty Ltd. | IP Monitor Pty Ltd. |
| 1497306 PINTIMATES | Pintimates Pty Ltd. | Pinterest INC. |
| 1324706 HOPPER | Soft Brew Licensing Limited. | Melesisi Hopoate. |
| 1470717 |
Sojo Pty Ltd. | DC Comics. |
| 1497142 |
The trustee for the A & A Trust. | Metcash Trading Limited. |
Opposition Refused
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1173286 NEXT IP DISTRIBUTION | Next IP Distribution Pty Ltd. | Telstra Corporation Limited. |
| 1265483 |
Royal Family Food Co.,Ltd. | Hoa Australia Pty Ltd. |
| 1377551 THALASSA CRUISE | Cruising Country Pty Ltd. | Peter Travlos And John Naxakis. |
| 1326381 YOU’RE LOCAL. WE’RE LOCAL. | Phone Directories Company Australia Pty Ltd. | Telstra Corporation Limited. |
| 1429719 SCREAMING TRIBESMEN | Shepherd, Murray John. | Robert “Mick” Medew. |
| 1287161 SILVERTON HOTEL | The Silverton Hotel Pty Limited. | Ines Mcleod And The Original SilvertonHotel Pty Limited. |
