An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 27 February 2014. 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.
There has been a significant change in the protection of French IP rights in French Polynesia which affects patents and design and trade mark registrations. As a result of a new law, French patents, trade mark registrations and design registrations based on applications filed since 3 March 2004 will no longer be automatically protected …
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A between the sticks battle looms between sporting powerhouse Manchester City and a suburban Melbourne soccer club over the club’s name. According to media reports, moves are afoot for the A-League soccer club Melbourne Heart to rebrand as Melbourne City Football Club. But some fancy footwork may be needed to deal with the existing Melbourne …
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What do Australian supermarkets, telcos and banks all have in common? Each of them has made it to the Brand Finance Global 500, a study of the world’s strongest and most valuable brands. Woolworths holds Australia’s top spot with a total brand value of USD$10 billion at 109 on the global brand valuation list ahead …
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An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 20 February 2014. 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.
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified (from the Designs Office Journal dated 20 February 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 21 February 2014.
Wearable technology is, without doubt, the biggest and most exciting technology trend at the moment. One such device is Google Glass, a wearable Android-powered computer built into spectacle frames that can perch a display in your field of vision, record video and take pictures, browse the Web and translate on the go as well as …
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The Full Federal Court decision in Australian Postal Corporation v Digital Post Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 153 has confirmed the Federal Court’s finding that by the use of “Digital Post Australia” there is no infringement of the registered trade mark “Australia Post”.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 20 February 2014. 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. Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the …
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