The first Tuesday in November in Melbourne means only one thing: The Melbourne Cup. Run by the Victoria Racing Club, the Melbourne Cup has been held since 1861 and is witnessed by over 100,000 spectators at Flemington racecourse and millions on TV in Australia and around the world.
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd, the company behind the Star Wars franchise have recently successfully opposed a trademark in Australia for BIODROIDS relying on Section 60 of the Australian Trade Marks Act 1995 to prevent registration of the trademark.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 25 October 2012.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 26 October 2012.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 25 October 2012.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 18 October 2012.
We recently reported that Qantas Airways Limited (the company who owns Jetstar) opposed the registration of one of a number of Toyota “Jump” trademarks. The issue has received some press recently. The Australian Trademark Office have recently accepted a raft of “Jump” applications from Toyota which were advertised as accepted on 4 October 2012.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 19 October 2012.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 18 October 2012.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 11 October 2012.
