Consumer, Food & Retail

The application for ARMOUR MOUTHGUARDS covering ‘mouthguards’ filed by Anthony James Adaimy was opposed by Under Armour, Inc. The opponent is the owner of several prior registrations for UNDER ARMOUR,...

Aldi Foods opposed the registration of Moroccanoil’s MOROCCANOIL trade mark in respect of hair care products in Class 3. The opponent pressed section 41 at the Hearing on the basis...

Margaritaville, an entity owned by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, opposed the registration of the trade mark ‘fiveoclocksomewhere’ filed by Loom Wine in respect of wine and the provision...

This matter concerned an opposition by MAN AG to the extension of protection of Beiqi Foton’s Australian designation of its AUMAN trade mark in respect of automobiles in Class...

Mr Jones filed applications to register the trade marks ARCHIES and ARCHIES Device (shown below) covering orthopaedic goods and footwear in Classes 10 and 25. These applications were opposed...

Cabot Company Limited applied for extension of protection of International Registration Designating Australia in class 14 for watches of the mark.The extension of protection was opposed under sections 44...

This matter concerned an opposition by Reece to the partial removal of its trade mark registration (shown below). The removal action was filed by Sport Direct and sought the...

Heinz obtained acceptance of its trade mark SOUP OF THE DAY (for soups) after an initial objection was raised under section 41(5) by the Trade Marks Office. Campbell Soup...

Guess’ Australian designations (one covering Class 9 and the other Class 18) of its International Registration for GG Device was opposed by Gucci. Gucci led evidence of its ‘high volume...

Barossa Valley Estate (BVE) opposed the Australian Vintage (AV) application for the below BAROSSA VALLEY WINE COMPANY Logo trade mark. The AV application was accepted with an endorsement to the...

Hyper Ideas applied for registration of the trade mark J’ADORE RAW in relation to supplements and foods in Classes 5, 29, 30 and 31. The application was opposed by...

It is occasionally the case that a successful product can transcend its inherent functional value, and become a cultural icon in its own right. Coca-Cola bottles, Levi jeans, and...