An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 6 June 2013. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
Major League Baseball properties have opposed a raft of trademark non-use removal actions brought against them by the Australian Football League. It’s the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS vs the GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS in a trademark showdown.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 May 2013.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 31 May 2013.
A recent decision of the Trademarks Office (Scotch Whisky Association v Jin Ho Lee and Myong Gil Lee) has confirmed the importance for trademark applicants to have a real intention to use the mark when it is filed…..
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 May 2013. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
A Trademark Application filed by Cheqout Pty Ltd for “superman workout” in respect of “conducting exercise classes; fitness and exercise clinics, clubs and salons; health club services (exercise)” was recently refused on the ground that the application was made in bad faith.
Today, the Australian Parliament was presented a Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013. This is not to be confused with the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2012 (aka the Raising the Bar legislation) which came into effect on 15 April 2013.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 23 May 2013. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 24 May 2013. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation. Contact us …
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