Brock Beauty Inc [2016] ATMO 44 (30 June 2016)
Brock Beauty applied for the extension of protection of its International Registration for BROCKBEAUTY covering cosmetic goods to Australia. The Australian Trade Marks Office objected to the extension of protection...
Brock Beauty applied for the extension of protection of its International Registration for BROCKBEAUTY covering cosmetic goods to Australia. The...
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Dingo Software Pty Ltd [2016] ATMO 29 (12 May 2016)
The Trade Marks Office accepted and then proposed to revoke acceptance of Dingo Software’s application for DINGO Logo. The basis of the proposed revocation of acceptance was that the details...
The Trade Marks Office accepted and then proposed to revoke acceptance of Dingo Software’s application for DINGO Logo. The basis...
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7-Eleven Inc [2016] NZIPOTM 9 (27 May 2016)
7-Eleven applied to register its stripe colours (shown below) as a trade mark in relation to retail and convenience store services (in Classes 35 and 43). The New Zealand Trade...
7-Eleven applied to register its stripe colours (shown below) as a trade mark in relation to retail and convenience...
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Codon-optimised nucleic acids remain patentable following Myriad
In a decision that issued on 5 July 2016 (“Cargill Incorporated v Dow AgroSciences LLC APO 43”), the Australian Patent Office confirmed that a nucleic acid that has...
In a decision that issued on 5 July 2016 (“Cargill Incorporated v Dow AgroSciences LLC APO 43”), the...
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New gTLD Sunrise Availability October 2016
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public.
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Myanmar Update: Trademark law projected to be implemented in 2017
For many years, Myanmar has been working on its first formal trademark law, as part of a broader process to overhaul the country’s legal framework to facilitate and encourage...
For many years, Myanmar has been working on its first formal trademark law, as part of a broader process...
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