Apple Inc is taking its fight to register the APP STORE trade mark in Australia to the Federal Court. The Registrar of Trade Marks refused registration of Apple’s APP STORE mark for services in class 35, 38 and 42 because it was too descriptive. Apple has now appealed this decision to the Federal Court. This …
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A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified (from the Designs Office Journal dated 21 March 2013.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 21 March 2013.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 22 March 2013.
The Italians are as famous for their coffee as Australians are for drinking it. So it is no surprise that many coffee brands carry a trade mark in the Italian language. In the recent case of Cantarella Bros Pty Limited v Modena Trading Pty Limited [2013] FCA 8, Cantarella Bros, the company behind the Vittoria coffee label, …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 21 March 2013. 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.
An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 21 March 2013.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, commonly known as the MCG (sometimes shortened to the “G”) and occasionally referred to as “the peoples ground” is one of the largest and most famous sports stadiums in the southern hemisphere.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 14 March 2013.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 15 March 2013.
