An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 January 2015.
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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 |
| 1620511 |
A.V.A. Finance & Leasing PTY. LTD. | Instagram LLC |
| 1613482 |
Australia Organic World Biotech Pty Ltd. | Alife Pty Ltd |
| 1621663 |
Austwide Consumer Products Pty Ltd. | SCA Hygiene Products AB , Aktiebolaget SCA Finans, Asaleo Holdings Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1620879 |
Advice Market Pty Ltd. | iiNet Limited |
| 1538834 |
Amazonia IP Holdings Pty Ltd and Amazonia IP Holdings Pty Ltd. | Industria Amazonia Ltda. and Guarana Amazonia, S.L. |
| 1620062 |
Amin, Masood. | Chanel Limited, a British Company |
| 1621031 KABLOOM |
Ball Australia Pty Ltd. | Neutrog Holdings Pty Ltd |
| 1603056 BetSafe |
BetSafe Pty Ltd. | Safepay Malta Limited |
| 1619291 Pret a Rose |
Brown, Tessa Leigh and Schmolzer, Jeremy Joseph. | Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited |
| 1638773 |
Chia Limited. | Bickford’s Trading Pty Ltd |
| 1530629 THE MAC |
Civeo Pty Ltd. | McDonald’s Corporation |
| 1622094 |
Cathy, Van and Van, Thanh Xuan. | Crown Melbourne Limited |
| 1640241 |
Centurion Global Ltd. | American Express Marketing & Development Corp |
| 1618432 CHIEFTAIN |
Chieftain Trailers Ltd. | Kathryn Hams |
| 1620913 SCOTT COLLETT |
Collett, Scott. | Scotch Whisky Association |
| 1616330 OZLEIDA |
Delight International Australia Pty. Ltd.. | Vina Valles De Chile S.A. |
| 1627674 Beast Mode |
Darma, Nathan. | Morgan Jonas, George Garakis |
| 1632237 EMPLOYme |
Employers Mutual Limited. | EmployMe.com Pty Ltd |
| 1578334 Chamaeleon |
Enlighten Australia Pty Ltd. | Brightgreen Pty Ltd |
| 1619114 |
Essence Nutrition Pty Ltd. | Vitasoy International Holdings Limited |
| 1621783 |
Electronic Connections Pty Ltd as trustee for I & B Conibeer Family Trust. | AGL Energy Limited |
| 1617610 |
FRESH 360 PTY LIMITED. | Casella Wines Pty Limited |
| 1617720 |
Gorecki, Philip. | Universal City Studios LLC |
| 1619445 |
Green Earth Nature Food Corp. and Green Earth Nature Food Corp.. | McCain Foods Limited and McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd and McDonald’s Corporation |
| 1619477 |
Green Earth Nature Food Corp. and Green Earth Nature Food Corp.. | McDonald’s Corporation and McCain Foods Limited and McCain Foods(Aust) Pty Ltd |
| 1619440 |
Green Earth Nature Food Corp.. | McCain Foods Limited and McCains Foods(Aust) Pty Ltd |
| 1620581 |
H’S Menswear Pty Ltd. | Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SA |
| 1618743 |
Heritage Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd. | Bora Creations S.L. |
| 1615570 |
Hanwha Corporation. | Orica Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1621027 |
I R Investments Pty Ltd. | Formula One Licensing BV |
| 1613581 |
International Education Services Ltd. | Institute for the International Education of Students |
| 1555998 |
Isil Televizyon Yayincilik, Anonim Sirketi. | Eurostar International Limited |
| 1571740 Goldstone |
Jane, Robert Frederick. | Bridgestone Corporation and Bridgestone Licensing Services, Inc |
| 1634109 Quicksteps Dance Studios |
Kelly, Steven. | Quick Steps School Of Dance Pty Ltd |
| 1623111 In Their Shoes |
Kids Giving Back. | Transport Accident Commission |
| 1618577 W Watch |
LG Electronics, Inc.. | Omega SA (Omega AG) (Omega Ltd.) |
| 1623753 |
Lagaaia, Elisaia and Lagaaia, Elisaia. | Australian Rugby Union Limited and Rugby World Cup Limited |
| 1586720 |
Licensing IP International S.a.r.l.. | Foxtel Management Pty Limited and XYZnetworks Pty Limited |
| 1586724 |
Licensing IP International Sarl. | Foxtel Management Pty Limited & XYZnetworks Pty Limited |
| 1645422 UNLEASH THE BEAST! |
Monster Energy Company. | Momentun Industries Pty Ltd |
| 1537513 PULSE |
New Generation Pulse Pty Ltd. | Pulse Staffing Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1522958 OPTUM1522963 |
Optum, Inc. a corporation organised and existing under the law. | SingTel Optus Pty Limited |
| 1547320MEDICHOICE | Owens & Minor, Inc.. | Dickson & Dickson Heathcare Limited |
| 1619267 |
Pineapple Corporation Australia Pty Ltd. | Facebook, Inc. |
| 1622520 |
Parnasah Pty Ltd. | Brand Developers Aust Pty Ltd And Warimex Waren-Import- Handels GMBH |
| 1618252 MODULAR |
Pavlovic Investments Pty. Ltd. | Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd & Modular Recordings Pty Ltd |
| 1618134 Autobox |
Pitkeathly, Neil Jeffrey John. | Britorway Properties Pty Ltd |
| 1627335 1627336 |
Poonawatta Nominees Pty Ltd. | Plan B Wines Pty Ltd |
| 1619764 POIROT |
Proplan Plant Protection Company, S.L.. | Agatha Christie Limited |
| 1440591 PROTEUS |
Proteus Digital Health, Inc.. | Biofarma, a French societe par actions simplifiee |
| 1614940 QT |
QT Hotels and Resorts Pty Limited. | Carlson Hotels Worldwide AB |
| 1614947 |
QT Hotels and Resorts Pty Limited. | Digia Finland Ltd |
| 1622558 |
Qiiss Global Pty Ltd. | iiNet Limited |
| 1622511 Erotictaboo |
Rodgers, Mark Ashley. | Frostbland Pty Ltd |
| 1622188 |
Roufael, George. | Crown Melbourne Limited |
| 1630370 driveonline |
Rubik IP Holdings Pty Ltd. | Rubik IP Holdings Pty Ltd |
| 1619570 |
Saint Cos International (Aust) Pty Ltd. | H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB |
| 1596545 CLIMATE MASTERS OF SEELEY INTERNATIONAL |
Seeley International Pty. Ltd. and Seeley International Pty. Ltd. and FF Seeley Nominees Pty Ltd and FF Seeley Nominees Pty Ltd. | Climate Master Inc a Delaware Company and Climate Master Pty Ltd |
| 1618269 Henley & York |
SG Asset Management Pty. Ltd.. | Trend Imports Pty Limited |
| 1623887 GRANGE ROOM |
SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited. | Southcorp Brands Pty Limited |
| 1618336 T-Coco |
Stolen Recipe Pty Ltd. | Cloudy Bay Vineyards Limited |
| 1621957 ATOMIC BEATS |
Strategies Unleashed Pty Limited. | Beats Electronics LLC |
| 1644895 SAKE NO HANA |
Sake No Hana Limited. | Urban Purveyor Group Pty Ltd |
| 1548569 SILICONSAGE |
Silicon Sage, Inc. a corporation of the state of California. | The Sage Group PLC |
| 1619397 |
Simpson, Andrew. | Timothy David Haynes and Andrew James Wiebusch |
| 1596092 SOLAR WIDE |
Solar Wide Industrial Limited. | SolarWinds Worldwide LLC |
| 1618396 monster |
Stevens, Ross Anthony. | Monster Energy Company |
| 1621230 Suck it up |
Suck It Up Pty Ltd. | Frucor Beverages Limited |
| 1599014 airbnb |
Sutton, Suzette. | Airbnb, Inc. |
| 1624078 |
T&A OBJ SA P/L PTY. LTD.. | Schnitz Ip Pty Ltd |
| 1616928 Starmec |
The Hunter River Company Pty Limited. | Zoetis LLC |
| 1621683 TELESTREAM |
Telestream Inc. A Delaware Corporation. | Telstra Corporation Limited |
| 1615973 |
The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. | The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd |
| 1620575 i24CARAT |
The Training Establishment Pty Ltd. | Dentsu Aegis Network France |
| 1540205 BLACK ICE |
Unilever Plc. | Julius Sämann Ltd. |
| 1619948 |
Urban Provedore Pty. Limited. | Urban Purveyor Group Pty Ltd |
| 1622595 |
Vegie Bandits Pty Ltd. | Brauerei Beck GmbH & Co. KG |
| 1640915 READY BUSINESS |
Vodafone Group Plc. | Telstra Corporation Limited |
| 1620856 MANTEL AND NOOK |
Warnes, Giselle. | barnesandnoble.com llc |
| 1619460 WINNEBAGO1630023 WINNEBAGO TOURING COACH |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. an Iowa Corporation. | Knott Investments PTY LTD |
| 1621045 TapDuino |
Xped Corporation Pty Ltd. | Smart Projects S.r.l. |
| 1621341 Woolmers Apartments |
BGOC Pty Ltd. | Woolmers Foundation Incorporated |
| 1617774 Binwatch |
Bingo IP Pty Ltd. | Andrew Pearce |
| 1622522 Right-Source |
Entrada Consulting Pty Ltd. | RMC of Illinois, Inc |
| 1621018 Wizards of Oz |
Graves, Liudmila Yurievna. | Turner Entertainment CO. |
| 1621673 |
Northmead Bowling, Recreation And Sporting Club Limited. | Universal City Studios LLC |
| 1568188 Bringing Property to Life |
PDG Corporation Pty Ltd. | Peet Limited |
| 1426459 EQUIBIX |
Ridley Agriproducts Pty Ltd. | Riverina (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| 1634965 BIXBEE |
Schoolbags For Kids. | BZB SAS |
| 1577932 LED LINEAR |
Sequent Corporation Pty Ltd. | BSU Pty.Ltd. |
| 1650377 adnV |
Allflex Europe. | DNV GL AS |
| 1564493 MCQUEEN |
Autumnpaper Limited. | Metropolitan Investment Group Pty Ltd |
| 1281817 |
Csr Corporation Limited. | CSR Building Products Limited |
| 1624824 |
Chen, Wei. | Crown Laboratories, Inc. |
| 1483405 PROTEGE |
Crop Care Australasia Pty Ltd. | Dow AgroSciences LLC |
| 1627890 HAILO |
Faulkner Industries Pty Ltd. | Hailo-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG |
| 1623889 |
Hsieh, Tzu-En. | Parfums Christian Dior SA |
| 1626040 MYBAY STUDIOS 1626041 |
Ingleton Property Group Pty Ltd. | eBay Inc. |
| 1625564 POD CONNECT |
Koden Pty Ltd. | Pacapod Limited |
| 1624537 BED BATH & BEYOND |
Liberty Procurement Co. Inc., a corporation of the State of New York and Liberty Procurement Co. Inc., a corporation of the State of New York. | Brands Limited and Bed Bath N’ Table Pty Ltd |
| 1646302 LIODORO |
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG. | Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG |
| 1624825 LITTLE TREASURE1624831 |
Little Treasure (Aust) Pty Ltd. | Asaleo Holdings Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1626481 penguin tackle |
Madison Digital Group Pty Ltd. | Penguin Books Limited |
| 1626436 AQUABASS |
Moki International IP Pty Ltd. | Speedo Holdings B.V |
| 1627186 |
My Money House Pty Ltd as trustee for My Money House Unit Trust. | MyMoney Pty Ltd |
| 1624379 HALLURE |
Nascent Cosmetics Proprietary Limited. | Chanel Limited |
| 1623491 |
Nathan, Esther. | Sovenca, S.L. |
| 1649340 |
Omaha Blueberries Limited. | Bejo Zaden B.V. |
| 1618592 PUMA MAX |
Puma Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd. | Puma SE |
| 1624402 Greed |
Rechtman as trustee tor the trustee for TBN Unit Trust, Anthony. | EROL Sarl |
| 1625876 CHASSEUR Escoffier |
Sheldon and Hammond Pty Ltd an Australian company. | Invicta |
| 1627797 |
Stingmars Limited. | Omega SA (Omega AG) (Omega Ltd.) |
| 1646306 |
Vanhecke Peter. | Sportsgirl Pty Ltd |
Opposition Discontinued
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1574020 AUSDAQ |
AUSDAQ Consulting Pty Ltd. | The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. |
| 1504816 FREEZE FRAME |
Arturo Taverna International Pty Ltd. | Self Care Corporation Pty Ltd |
| 1471890 |
Cathrence Pty Ltd As Trustee For Settlement of James Brian Hamilton. | Willow Ware Australia Pt Ltd |
| 1507473 |
Cathrence Pty Ltd as trustee for Settlement of James Brian Hamilton. | Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1605749 CARE EVERYWHERE |
Epic Systems Corporation. | Branding Research Consultants Pty Ltd |
| 1496406 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT |
Eicher Motors Limited. | Bentley Motors Limited |
| 1608466 THE GB |
Ferman Kunst Pty Ltd as trustee for the C&P Hodges Family Trust. | GBH Freehold Pty Ltd |
| 1568517 Fort Knox Self Storage |
Fort Knox (Dandenong) Pty Ltd. | Beach Street Holdings Pty Ltd |
| 1566855 |
Fort Knox (Dandenong) Pty Ltd. | beach street holdings pty ltd |
| 1559493 GUARDIAN |
Guardian Early Learning Group Pty Ltd. | Guardian Early Education Centres Pty Ltd |
| 1591712 INDIAN CREATIONS 1591715 ITALIAN CREATIONS |
H.J. Heinz Company Australia LIMItED. | Branding Research Consultants Pty Ltd |
| 1521121 |
Heyday Marketing Pty Ltd. | Marketing Advisers For Professionals Pty Ltd And Maria Charlton |
| 1414241 |
Icehouse Melbourne Pty Ltd. | ice sa |
| 1599735 OVELA |
Kogan.com Pty Ltd. | Methven Limited |
| 1502940 |
Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty. Limited. | Thredbonet Marketing Pty Ltd |
| 1564686 |
MXN, Ltd.. | Branding Research Consultants Pty Ltd |
| 1470482 |
Marketing Advisers for Professionals Pty Ltd and Charlton, Maria. | Heyday Marketing Pty Ltd |
| 1613600 ArmorTech |
Ruby Distributors Pty Ltd. | Under Armour, Inc. |
| 1619654 BIXOL |
Sunny Dale Australia Pty Ltd. | Boris Tatlevski |
| 1488712 |
Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd. | Cathrence Pty Ltd |
| 1615895 Beat Boxing |
Blackwell, Anna. | e.motion21 Inc. |
| 1463272 |
Budget Trip Pty Ltd. | Budget Rent A Car System, INC. |
| 1591703 MEXICAN CREATIONS |
H.J. Heinz Company Australia Limited. | Branding Research Consultants Pty Ltd |
| 1492492 Klotz |
Klotz, Thomas. | Thomas Klotz |
| 1462124 DEVONDALE1505744 DEVONDALE THE AUSSIE FARMER CO-OP 1573008 |
Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited. | The Devondale Apple Juice Company Pty Ltd |
| 1524904 NEXT COMMERCE |
Next Commerce Pty Ltd. | Next Group Plc |
| 1578771 Soul Star |
S & P Casuals Limited. | S & P Casuals Limited |
| 1532673 FWO |
The Crown in Right of the Commonwealth of Australia. | FWO Accounting Pty Ltd |
| 1491248 |
Transport Certification Australia Limited. | international standards certifications pty ltd |
| 1626513 Monarch Mini1626525 |
Australian Brushware Corporation Pty Ltd. | Cabot Corporation |
| 1593775 SensoRx |
CathRx Ltd. | Novartis AG |
| 1614432 1614440 1614442 |
Cabot Corporation | Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority of India (APEDA) |
| 1628517 |
Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd. | Emergency Medicine Foundation |
| 1482229 PeakSmart |
Energex Limited. | Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation |
| 1553367 PriceSmart1553371 BudgetSmart 1553373 1553374 |
EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd. | Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation |
| 1505876 |
Gree, Inc.. | Grey Global Group LLC |
| 1603482 |
Lewis Australia Pty Ltd. | Austech Industries Pty Ltd |
| 1579287 HITCH A RIDE |
Marriott, Paul. | Gino Espinosa t/as GE Project Solutions |
| 1329015 MASTERS |
Masters Home Improvement Australia Pty Ltd. | master lock company llc |
| 1619267 |
Pineapple Corporation Australia Pty Ltd. | Facebook, Inc. |
| 1580595 QLD MAROONS |
Queensland Rugby Football League Limited. | Jane Reid |
| 1513650 BY YOUR SIDE |
Royal District Nursing Service Limited. | Animal Welfare League of South Australia Incorporated. |
| 1630370 driveonline |
Rubik IP Holdings Pty Ltd. | Rubik IP Holdings Pty Ltd |
| 1610139 SONOA |
Sonoa Health Education Pty Ltd. | Sonova Holding AG |
| 1639320 THE POWER OF THE HEART |
TPWOTH B.V.. | Cardiac Science Corporation |
| 1530156 |
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Inc. | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. |
| 1530151 CME |
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Inc. | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. |
| 1524103 |
The People’s Operator Holdings Limited. | Beats Electronics LLC |
Opposition Dismissed
(Proceeding to registration/protection)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1280502 KANGEN |
Horizons (Asia) Pty Ltd. | Ian Hamilton |
| 1459038 SAWZILLA |
Global Power Brands International Pty Ltd. | Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited |
Opposition (Trademark Withdrawn)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1611666 MARYLAND |
Arnott’s Biscuits Limited. | Burton’s Foods Limited |
| 1613024 |
Caredent Pty Limited. | Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia |
| 1582626 TRUBOX |
Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation. | Telstra Corporation Limited |
| 1572968 HAVOC |
ETIKA BRANDS PTE LTD a Singapore company. | sensatus group, llc |
| 1574351 ARIPRA |
Eremad Pty Ltd. | Aventis Pharma S.A. |
| 1475779 |
Levi Joel Group Pty Ltd. | CPA Australia Ltd |
| 1606734 |
Oracle Buildcorp Pty Ltd. | Niecon Developments Pty Ltd |
| 1593562 Sonoa Healthcare onlineMD1593564 Sonoa Healthcare 1597996 1614121 |
Sonoa Health Education Pty Ltd. | Sonova Holding AG |
| 1588858 Twilight Spirit |
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. | Summit Entertainment, LLC |
| 1624163 |
Hana, Majid. | Monentum Industries Pty Ltd |
| 1303195 KAROUN |
Karoun Dairies, Inc.. | Karoun Dairies S.A.L. |
| 1560900 TruSize |
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. (a Delaware corporation). | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| 1497141 vera |
A S Import Export Agency Pty Ltd. | Laverana GMBH & CO. KG |
| 1607261 FOUNDING STONE |
Peter Lehmann Wines Limited. | Berton Vinyards Pty Ltd |
| 1620511 |
A.V.A. Finance & Leasing Pty. Ltd.. | Instagram LLC |
| 1599678 TWILIGHT EYES |
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. | Summit Entertainment, LLC |
| 1597797 |
Isabel Nancy Pty Ltd. | element14 Pte Ltd |
| 1588856 XOOM |
Xchanging UK Limited. | Xoom Corporation |
Opposition: Trademark Refused
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 1522015 SYNECTHA |
Obvieline | Novartis AG |
| 1351244 Ritter |
Ritter Concept GmbH. | Midmark Corporation |
| 1494128 |
Liu, Ai Ying. | Baron Philippe De Rothschild S.A. And Chateau Lafite Rothschild |
