An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 14 March 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.
Non-Use Applications Allowed
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 720468 NATUREGUARD | Castle Co Pty Ltd. | Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Limited. |
| 965430 |
Finium Financial Services Pty Limited. | Enfinium Pty Ltd. |
| 969674 |
Fox, Martin and Fox, Michelle. | Obshchestvo S Ogranichennoj Otvetstvenno. |
| 987847 |
O’Brien, Erin Walter and Hansen, Judith Anne. | Melbourne Cricket Club. |
| 1006708 |
depressioNet. | Dnet – People Like Us. |
| 1007505 dday ; d-day ; d day | depressioNet. | Dnet – People Like Us. |
| 1038772 MONSTER HOTEL | Magic Production Group (M.P.G.) S.A. | Monster Energy Company. |
| 1090687 |
depressioNet. | Dnet – People Like Us. |
| 1091483 HIYA | depressioNet Pty Ltd. | Dnet – People Like Us. |
| 1159675 AVID | Unifund CCR Partners a New York partnership. | Avid Center. |
| 1182264 |
Wave Business Services Pty Ltd. | Wave Holdings Wa Pty Ltd. |
| 1208793 |
Liu, Yong. | Lockwood Brands Pty Limited. |
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 |
| 457196 |
6 Irish Distillers Limited an Irish company. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
| 667609 KEITH PROWSE | Keith Prowse International B.V. | Seatern Travel Pty Ltd. |
| 668010 MILLENNIUM | Waters Investments Limited incorporated in the State of Delaware. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
| 768363 MILLENNIUM | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
| 774703 AKIRA | Aki Habara Electric Corporation Pte Ltd. | Dafuzu Pty Ltd. |
| 848573 |
Malom Pty Ltd. | Bkg Projects Pty Ltd. |
| 857192 BMR | BigBand Networks, Inc. a Delaware corporation. | Iress Limited. |
| 876100 |
3M Company a Delaware corporation. | Strix Limited. |
| 924614 MILLENNIUM | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Millennium Science Pty Ltd. |
| 1024768 TORQUE | Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd. | Hot Torque Pty Ltd. |
| 1033267 HAI | Distribution & Marketing GmbH. | Alex Chandraatmadja. |
| 1042261 |
Wiseman Custodians Pty Limited. | Neat Feat Products Limited. |
| 1051396 |
Dimitar Hristov Balev. | Irdium Satellite LLC. |
| 1154251 AKIRA | Aki Habara ElectricCorporation Pte Ltd. | Dafuzu Pty Ltd. |
| 1186729 BODYBLAST | Douglas Reason. | Pacific Magazines Pty Limited. |
| 1193654 |
Cantine Sgarzi Luigi Srl. | Pinnacle Liquor Group Pty Limited. |
| 1198484 NERO | Alpine Soft Drinks (Australia) Pty. Ltd. | Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd. |
| 1210688 |
McKiernan as trustee for the McKiernan InvestmentTrust, Katrina. | Gecko Group Investments Pty Ltd. |
| 1373712 |
Irish Distillers Limited. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
| 1373713 |
Irish Distillers Limited. | Joseph Company International, Inc. |
Non-Use Applications Withdrawn (trademark remains on register)
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 237837 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz Company Australia Ltd. |
| 251575 |
Hero AG | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
| 251578 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
| 900976 |
Hero AG. | H J Heinz CompanyAustralia Ltd. |
| 1057100 |
Sweet Sensation Patisserie Pty Ltd. | Aldi Foods Pty Ltd. |
| 1147591 ZERO | Trojan Trading Company Pty Ltd. | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
| 1171275 OUTBACK | Stratco (Australia) Pty Limited and Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. | Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. |
Oppositions Lodged (to Non-Use Application)
(The name in parentheses is that of the opponent)
| Trademark | Owner | Applicant |
| 327870 |
Coles Supermarkets. Australia Pty Ltd. | Price Costco International, Inc. |
| 882086 SHOW PONY | Davenport, Katie. | Jane Lu – Show Pony. |
| 1126873 |
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd. | Price Costco International, Inc. |
| 1138304 SESAME | Novar ED&S Limited. | Gainsborough HardwareIndustries Limited. |
| 1171275 OUTBACK | Stratco (Australia) Pty Limited. | Outback Batteries Pty Ltd. |
| 1206097 |
Horan, Cheyne. | Fish Pier Melbourne Pty Ltd, the trustee for Fish Pier Melbourne Trust. |
| 1451023 LESCO | A & A Australian Investments Pty. | Lesco Technology Pte Ltd. |