Iron Chef defeated in trade mark cook-off
...should the applicant use the trade mark in connection with their proposed services. In rejecting the s60 ground, the delegate noted that: While the trade marks are identical, the evidence...
Search Results for Trade mark registration stacks up for JB Hi-Fi
Inspire – December 2019
The importance of business relationships…even for Trade Mark use
…in a non-use removal action. Watson v Cosmetic Warriors was an appeal from a Registrar’s decision[2] to remove a trade mark registration based on non-use under s 92(4)(b) in which…
The importance of searches before adopting a trade mark
...trade mark owner. The law expects businesses to be careful before starting to use a new trade mark and make sure that they will not infringe someone else’s rights. This...
High Court clarifies the distinctiveness of foreign word trade marks
…persons. The High Court ordered rectification of the Trade Mark Register to re-allow Cantarella’s trade marks for ORO (which is Italian for ‘gold’) and CINQUE STELLE (which is Italian for…
‘Archetypical’ reaction to Meghan and Harry’s trade mark application
...and the Twitter reactions show a clear misunderstanding of how trade marks actually work. In Australia, (and in the USA, where Archewell Audio’s application has been filed), trade marks can...
Katie v Katy: A rose by any other name
…same mark. Normally, registering your trade mark means that you would have remedies against an infringing third party – but what happens when your brand is you, and your trade…
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 06 July 2015
…First Interlocutory Hearing VID346/2015 Intellectual Property Development Corporation Pty Ltd Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. Trade Mark 14 August 2015 First Case Management Hearing Case Developments File No. Applicant(s) Respondent(s)…