An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 10 January 2013.
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Non-Use Applications Allowed
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 89894 |
DOWTY ROTOL Ltd. | GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC on 28 August 2012 has been allowed. |
| 674093 – CLONE | FIGGINS FOOTWEAR GROUP PTY LTD | KIFT DISTRIBUTION on 16 August 2012 has been allowed. |
| 976247 – PINPOINT | Wait, Philip. Application | PINPOINT LIMITED on 23 July 2010 has been allowed. |
| 1016485 |
Voyeur Clothing Pty Ltd. | HOT TUNA IP LIMITED on 4 September 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1022221 |
Australian Capital Reserve Limited. | ACR CAPITAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. on 16 August 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1029366 |
Golf Girl Australia Pty Ltd. Application | SKY CHANNEL PTY LIMITED on 7 September 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1039287 |
Global Talk Telecommunication. | INMARSAT GLOBAL XPRESS LIMITED on 7 September 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1058441 – UNEARTH | End Effect IT Pty Ltd. | JAMES HOPE on 4 September 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1061132 – THE BODY DELI (IR 850379) | Skarin, Margaret D. | THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC on 10 September 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1063044 |
Rialto Projects Pty Ltd. | ST MARTINS VICTORIA PTY LTD on 30 August 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1131155 – Injury Smart ; InjurySmart | Smart Rehabilitation (Sydney) Pty Ltd. | BLAKE EGELTON on 27 August 2012 has been allowed. |
| 1183482 – ICE BREAKERS | SRS (Qld) Pty Ltd. | PARMALAT AUSTRALIA LTD on 22 August 2012 has been allowed. |
Non-Use Applications Lodged
A non-use application has been lodged against the following trademarks. A person may, within three (3) months give Notice of Opposition to the non-use applications.
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 190628 |
Omega SA (Omega AG) (Omega Ltd.). | MARK ROBINSON & BRENDA ROBINSON |
| 273182 – BESSER | Boral Concrete Products Pty Ltd. | ADBRI MASONRY PTY LTD |
| 429036 |
Major League Baseball Properties Inc. | AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
| 491575 – NICKELS | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | JOSEPH MORELLO |
| 518568 |
Major League Baseball Properties Inc. | AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
| 537920 |
Jiann Sen Enterprise Co. | LAWRENCE & HANSON GROUP PTY LTD |
| 561336 |
Australian Executor Trustees Limited. | AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD |
| 633620 |
Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty. Limited. | THREDBONET MARKETING PTY LIMITED |
| 724799 |
Rainforest Cafe, Inc. | INTELLECTUAL PLUS PTY LTD |
| 753705 |
Australian Executor Trustees Limited. | AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, |
| 753904 |
Rainforest Cafe, Inc. | INTELLECTUAL PLUS PTY LTD |
| 770489 |
Rainforest Cafe, Inc. | INTELLECTUAL PLUS PTY LTD |
| 819423 |
FUNNELBACK PTY LTD. | JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
| 819424 |
FUNNELBACK PTY LTD. | JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
| 837975 – RAINFOREST CAFE | Rainforest Cafe, Inc. | INTELLECTUAL PLUS PTY LTD |
| 859109 – MX BRAINWAVES | The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Limited. | IVECO S.P.A. |
| 976455 |
Hurps, Phillippa. | ATLANTIC APPAREL LIMITED |
| 1013600 – BREATHE | Breathe Media, Inc. a Delaware Corporation. | BREATH HEALTH CLUBS PTY LTD |
| 1017530 |
General Motors LLC a Delaware corporation. | JIANGMEN PENGCHENG HELMETS, LTD |
| 1023232 – VITACARE | Rawleigh Pty. Ltd. | GREEN LUXURY BRANDS INC. |
| 1025309 – MAYO CLINIC | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. | THE MAYO GROUP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
| 1025310 – MAYO | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. | THE MAYO GROUP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
| 1060360 – UNI SOFT | Finesse Tissue Products PTY.LTD. | MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| 1063397 |
Christophe Durand and Claude Bronner and Didier Ambuhl. | BJ BALL LIMITED |
| 1065958 – MAYO CLINIC | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. | THE MAYO GROUP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
| 1065960 – MAYO | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. | THE MAYO GROUP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
| 1097845 (IR 728163) |
DISTEBE – Distribuicao de Produtos Texteis, S.A. | KABUSHIKI KAISHA SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TRADING AS SO |
| 1098657 |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. | COMMUNITY CPS AUSTRALIA LIMITED |
| 1098661 |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. | COMMUNITY CPS AUSTRALIA LIMITED |
| 1104855PETIT PATAPON
(IR 728105) |
DISTEBE -Distribuicao de Produtos Texteis, S.A. | KABUSHIKI KAISHA SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TRADING AS SO |
| 1135199 – Country Solar | Industrius Pty Ltd. | COUNTRY SOLAR PTY LTD |
| 1218536 – ITEXTAR (IR 947379) | SANOFI. | ALFA WASSERMANN HUNGARY KFT. |
Non-Use Applications Withdrawn (trademark remains on register)
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 507472 – REGENT | Regent Hospitality Worldwide Inc. | ISPT PTY LTD |
| 677653 |
Regent Hospitality Worldwide Inc. | ISPT PTY LTD |
| 1085712 – SVELTE | Cadbury UK Limited. | CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS |
| 1383628 |
John Alfred Arkcoll as trustee for Clancy Estate Trust & others. | ELORA-WERKZEUGFABRIK GMBH |
Oppositions Lodged (to Non-Use Application)
(The name in parentheses is that of the opponent)
| Trademark | Applicant | Opponent |
| 604333 – SUNS | NBA Properties, Inc. | Australian Football League |
| 604336 |
NBA Properties, Inc. | Australian Football League |
| 604337 |
NBA Properties, Inc. | Australian Football League |
| 639936 – TAMS | The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales. | SIEMENS AG |
| 639937 – TAMS | The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales. | SIEMENS AG |
| 952925 |
The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales. | SIEMENS AG |
| 981333 – API | The Australian Post-Tel Institute (National Board) Inc. | ARGUS MEDIA LIMITED AND IHS (GLOBAL) LIMITED |
| 1054928 |
Courier Luggage Pty Ltd. | WENGER SA. INC |
| 1119840 – Inspiring People | SOLTERBECK PTY LTD. | Celebrity Speakers Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1159310 – X Fighters | Mac Developments Pty Ltd. | RED BULL GMBH |
| 1180717 |
BA LIMITED. | Waterleaf Limited |
| 1211190 – Find | Find Marketing Pty Ltd. | Stargate Technologies Pty Ltd |
| 1261736 – GOLD COAST BLAZE | BA LIMITED. | Waterleaf Limited |
| 1298039 |
Find Marketing Pty Ltd. | Stargate Technologies Pty Ltd |