An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 7 August 2014.
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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.
Opposition Filed
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent | |
| 1605589 ALL YOUR BENEFITS. IN YOUR POCKET. |
Benefitfocus.com, Inc. | Branding Research Consultants Pty Ltd. | |
| 1596163 VITA CHIAHH |
Bickford’s Trading Pty Ltd. | Vitasoy International Holdings Limited. | |
| 1622779 Million Styles |
Bora Creations S.L. | Puig France. | |
| 1483402 SENTRY |
Crop Care Australasia Pty Ltd. | Sergeant’s Pet Care Products, Inc. | |
| 1513646 Digital Turbine |
Digital Turbine Pty Limited. | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | |
| 1599567 ECO SHARK BARRIER |
Form Designs Australia Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Khoury Family Trust. | Eco Shark Barrier, Craig Moss and Leanne Moss. | |
| 1591950 GFS BIOPROTECT 1591951 |
GFS Corporation Aus Pty Ltd. | TRAC Construction Group Pty Ltd. | |
| 1596277 1596278 |
Heart Reef Australia Pty Ltd. | South Cone, Inc. | |
| 1592404 Astasupreme |
Jabez7 Pty Ltd. | Supreme Biotechnologies Limited. | |
| 1603482 |
Lewis Australia Pty Ltd. | Austech Industries PTY LTD. | |
| 1520185 |
Lo Chun-Hua. | Monster Energy Company. | |
| 1589310 MANKIND |
Mankind Sydney Pty Ltd. | Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. | |
| 1597408 |
Mitevska, Violetta and Gratkowski, Teresa Karolina. | Ceno Company Ltd. | |
| 1604876 CarTorque |
Octane Vision Pty Ltd. | ALDI Foods Pty Ltd. | |
| 1594612 REDCAT |
Redcat Australia Pty. | Caterpillar, Inc. | |
| 1592310 |
Scenic Rim 4 Real Milk Pty Ltd. | California Milk Producers Advisory Board. | |
| 1431479 SMS 1431481 |
SMS Consulting Group Ltd. | SMS GmbH. | |
| 1593562 Sonoa Healthcare onlineMD 1593564 |
Sonoa Holdings Pty Ltd. | Sonova Holding AG. | |
| 1592872 The Cake Boss |
The Cake Boss Pty. Ltd. | Discovery Communications, LLC. | |
| 1594348 K-GLEN |
Ultra Nutraceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd. | The Scotch Whisky Association. | |
| 1586805 |
United Firefighters Union of Australia. | Firefighters Cancer Foundation Australia Inc. | |
| 1598539 EMILIANA |
Vinedos Emiliana S.A. | Consorzio Tutela Vini Emilia. | |
| 1543347 |
Wang, Fang. | Dial-An-Angel Pty Limited. | |
| 1603730 |
Wickett, Stephen Gregory. | Blake Publishing Pty Ltd. | |
Opposition Discontinued
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1593412 BELLWOOD |
Bellwood, Bernadette. | Lumber Liquidators, Inc. |
| 1562188 dri-Phone |
Crowther, Hayden B. | Apple Inc. |
| 1546603 DELFI MALTITOS |
Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing S.A. | Mars Australia Pty Ltd. |
| 1543074 |
Exlaw Pty Ltd. | Symbion Pty Ltd. |
| 1545563 |
Foxtel Management Pty Limited. | Foxtel Management Pty Ltd. |
| 1569866 |
GI Project Pty Ltd. | LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation. |
| 1519704 |
TWC IP Pty Ltd. | Exlaw Pty Ltd. |
| 1522469 T-BOY |
UMG Recordings, Inc. a Delaware corporation. | Telstra Corporation Limited. |
| 1590380 PURE SCOT |
Vedanta Developments Pty Ltd. | The Scotch Whisky Association. |
Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1521251 Dan Hugoes |
Agreen Pty Ltd. | Pernod Ricard Winemarkers Pty Ltd. |
| 1485903 IKON |
Lovric, Andrew. | Nikon Corporation. |
Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1590736 MudCAT |
BDM Resources Pty Limited. | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 1590257 The Betta Food and Lifestyle Channel |
BSR Australia Limited. | Foxtel Management Pty Ltd. |
| 1306771 |
LG Electronics Inc. | Harman International Industries, Incorporated. |
| 1494401 CHA-CHING 1494402 |
Woolworths Limited. | Cha Ching Money Pty Ltd. |
Opposition (Trademark Refused)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1388550 CHRISTOPHER HANNA |
Brave Beauty Pty Ltd. | Christopher Hanlon. |
| 1507366 Costumes Galore Inc |
Costumes Galore, Inc. | Barbara Joan Polzin & Robert James Polzin Atf R & B Polzin Family Trust. |
| 1534366 |
The Seniors choice (Australia) Pty Ltd. | The Senior’s Choice, Inc. |
| 1298665 |
Topflight Holdings Pty Ltd. | Sabmiller International B.V. |
Opposition (Trademark Rejected)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 909518 |
BP P.L.C. |
