An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 March 2012
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The following trademarks have been opposed as at 29 March 2012.
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1452222 DIABALM | Brands Worldwide Holdings I.P. Pty Limited. | (MERCK KGAA) |
| 1433093 |
Arclight Films International Pty Ltd. | (Sydney Opera House Trust) |
| 1460895 SMW 1460896 |
Concord International, Inc. | (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) |
| 1389176 |
Council of Newington College. | (ANRITSU CORPORATION) |
| 1433548 DSR | Diagnostic Solutions Pty Ltd | (AVOCENT CORPORATION) |
| 1413524 Discovery in Action | Eyres & Associates Pty Ltd | (DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS LLC) |
| 1413523 |
Eyres and Associates Pty Ltd | (DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS LLC) |
| 1450840 |
FUJIKURA DIESEL CO., LTD. | (Federal-Mogul Corporation) |
| 1444274 TOTAL SOSOFT SKIN | First One Australia Pty Ltd. | (AVON PRODUCTS, INC.) |
| 1428755 Rip 60 | HF Industries Pty Ltd. | (Icon IP, Inc.) |
| 1445450 The Lunchbox Revolution | Hecke, Mona. | (BLACK+BLUM) |
| 1409243 |
Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty. Limited | (THREDBONET MARKETING PTY LIMITED) |
| 1458395 |
MERT BALCI. | (Big Buddha, Inc.) |
| 1443179 |
Mercuri, Mark. | (MET-RX SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.) |
| 1429302 |
OZ Design Furniture Pty Limited | (Turner Entertainmant Co.) |
| 1444797 |
Otter Group Pty Ltd | (SCREWFIX DIRECT LTD) |
| 1407991 ENTOTHERM | Rentokil Initial 1927 plc. | (Entoleter LLC) |
| 1427621 |
Seven Fields Pty Ltd. | (MARICOPA PACKERS, L.P. CALIFORNIA) |
| 1445148 |
Shenzhen Tomtop Technology Co., Ltd.. | (TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.) |
| 1425880 |
Steadfast Group Limited | (INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC.) |
| 1365235 EMETER | eMeter Corporation. | (LANDIS+GYR (EUROPE) AG) |
Cases where Opposition has been Discontinued (trademark proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1256256 |
AFC Network Private Limited. | (TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P.) |
| 1231274 |
Frost Merchandising Pty Ltd | (RALPH ANDERL) |
| 1219762 RIG COOLING | Optima Solutions UK Limited. | (RIGCOOL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED) |
| 1336403 BABO | Babo Group Pty Ltd | (COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISENGOERENLEENBANK B.A.) |
| 1361725 SMART EDGE | Charel Pty Ltd and Jaymont Investments Pty Ltd and Allbut, Elyse Margaret and Masterquip Pty Ltd and Allbut, Charles Joseph Richard and Manimex Services Pty Ltd. | (EVEREADY BATTER COMPANY, INC) |
| 1326665 VR TEK | Crumb Rubber Technologies Pty Ltd | (VIRGIN ENTERPRISES LIMITED) |
| 1319203 Elementaurs | Dioptase Pty Ltd | (ROCKET TRADEMARKS PTY LTD) |
| 1382855 Exquisite Essentials | Divitiae Pty Limited | (Vanity Fair, Inc) |
| 1287392 DRAKE JOBSEEK | Drake Australia Pty Ltd. | (SEEK LIMITED) |
| 1360609 i4space | Etheridge, Michael. | (MICHAEL ZALETAL) |
| 1428216 NAPALM | FIZOGEN PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES. | (GLEN ROBERT MACLEAN) |
| 1337601 JELLYFISH | GROUND BREAKING INNOVATIONS PTY LTD. | (COLEBROOK BOSSON SAUNDERS PRODUCTS LTD) |
| 1417152 |
Global Pump Group Pty Ltd. | (ALL PUMPS SALES & SERVICE) |
| 1314519 IL PADRONE | HASELGROVE WINES PTY LTD. | (PATRON SPIRITS INTERNATIONAL AG) |
| 1353454 Tossers 1354793 Tossers Real Dry | Harvey, Michael. | (LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED) |
| 1343909 |
Heinrich Boker GmbH & Co.. | (HEINRICH BOKER BAUMWERK GMBH) |
| 1368936 SAVANNA | IGT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ACN/ARBN 002 904 690. | (BALLY GAMING, INC.) |
| 1405216 |
Jagex Limited incorporated in England and Wales. | (GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL LLC) |
| 1185786 CINEMA 4D | MAXON Computer GmbH. | (4D) |
| 1431397 NAPALM | MacLean, Glenn Robert. | (fizogen precision technologies) |
| 1357259 |
NSure Holding B.V.. | (Incitec Pivot Limited) |
| 1408854 |
Podbury, Gavan. | (THE INSIGHTS GROUP LIMITED) |
| 1358646 The Fat Duck | SL6 Limited. | (TFDG Limited) |
| 1324957 |
Sunshine Window Fashions Pty Ltd. | (CARMELO JOSEPH LICCIARDI DI STEFANO) |
| 1338040 |
TAJ FOOD SALES PTY LTD. | (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority of India) |
| 1386209 |
Target Australia Pty Ltd | (SPOTLIGHT PTY LTD) |
| 1315403 |
Telecom IP Limited. | (DIGIUM, INC.) |
| 1391591 WOT2DO | WOT 2 GET PTY LTD | (STANDBY HOLDINGS PTY LTD) |
| 1323854 Yogi Cookie | Wai Lana Production LLC. | (GOLDEN TEMPLE NATURAL PRODUCTS GMBH) |
| 1314962 YOGI JUICE | Wai Lana Productions, LLC. | (GOLDEN TEMPLE NATURAL PRODUCTS GMBH) |
| 1330319 Yogi Twists | Wai Lana productions LLC. | (GOLDEN TEMPLE NATURAL PRODUCTS GMBH) |
Opposition Discontinued
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1429133 ILIRA | C4M PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD. | (Almirall, S.A.) |
| 1418095 |
Darelmont Pty. Ltd.. | (AUSSIE WINNERS PTY LTD) |
Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1245611 |
Armadillo Scooter Wear LTD. | (ARMOUR DILLO PTY LTD) |
| 1148518 CTI 1148521 CTI AUSTRALIA | Complete Technology Integrations Pty Ltd. | (CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, INC.) |
| 1367869 |
Australian Football League ACN/ARBN 004 155 211. | (MR ROSS SMITH) |
| 1320218 |
Cairns Airport Pty Ltd. | (D&M GROUP PTY LTD) |
| 1192498 PIT BULL ENERGY DRINK | Hip Hop Beverage Corporation a Nevada corporation. | (RED BULL GMBH) |
| 1294501 |
Jokic, Natalie. | (GEOFFREY, LLC) |
| 1305667 BUZZ OFF | Kable Pharmaceutical Pty Ltd. | (S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. & S.C. JOHNSON & SON PTY LTD) |
Opposition Withdrawn
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1418706 |
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. | (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) |
| 1418704 |
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. | (The Royal Institution on Chartered Surveyors) |
| 1414182 CROSSFIT | B&L HALABI PTY LTD AUSTRALIA. | (CROSSFIT, INC.) |
| 1350493 KW | Keller Williams Australia Pty Ltd | (KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC) |
| 1420961 1862 Wine Bar & Grill | Matthews Hotels Pty Ltd. | (COOPERS BREWERY LIMITED) |
| 1418697 jeff podbury | Podbury, Gavan. | (NICOLE PODBURY AND JEFFREY PODBURY) |
| 1353205 |
Se7en Holdings Pty Ltd ACN/ARBN 142 009 765. | (7-ELEVEN, INC) |
| 1324338 |
Shanghai Aero-Sharp Electric Technologies Co., Ltd.. | (SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA also trading as SHARP CORPORATION) |
| 1288447 ProPlug | W.R.B. Nominees Pty Ltd | (Doc’s Proplugs, Inc.) |
Opposition Refused
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1173281 OLYMPIC | PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. a Delaware corporation. | (AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, INC.) |
| 1307452 |
HOL Holdings Pty Ltd | (TWITTER, INC.) |
| 1305940 |
Javier Abollado Bris / Myriam Mugica Amilibia. | (RED BULL GMBH) |
| 1278550 |
OLDTOWN (AUST) PTY LTD | (WHITE CAFE SDN BHD) |
| 1270995 |
TENYALE INDUSTRY & TRADE GROUP CO., LTD.. | (ASSA ABLOY AB) |