Australia Update – When use supersedes descriptiveness
This matter concerned an application by ATP Institute Pty Ltd to register the trade mark MULTI FOOD in connection with supplements in Class 5.
This matter concerned an application by ATP Institute Pty Ltd to register the trade mark MULTI FOOD in connection...
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Cambodia Update – Sophistication and Increase of Trademark Filings
Cambodia has sixteen million people, an open economy, and has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. The standard of living of the Cambodian people continues to improve...
Cambodia has sixteen million people, an open economy, and has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. The...
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Myanmar Update: New Trade Mark Law in the Making
A new trade mark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trade mark law (the “Law”), Myanmar’s first trade mark law, currently under review by...
A new trade mark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trade mark law (the...
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New Zealand Update – Another Costly Opposition for Monster Energy
Monster Energy Company opposed registration of trade mark application No. 1039137 UNLEASH YOUR POWER in Class 30, owned by Nutrition Fit 2004, Limited. Monster Energy’s opposition was based...
Monster Energy Company opposed registration of trade mark application No. 1039137 UNLEASH YOUR POWER in Class 30, owned by...
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Australia Update – No reputation, No opposition
Elmwood Design opposed the application by Dig & Fish to register the trade mark DIG&FISH in connection with a range of business and information technology services.
Elmwood Design opposed the application by Dig & Fish to register the trade mark DIG&FISH in connection with a...
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Thailand Update – Trademark “Honest Concurrent Use”
Thai Supreme Court Guidance. Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs Registrars to refuse applications for marks that are similar to a prior registered mark, given that...
Thai Supreme Court Guidance. Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs Registrars to refuse applications for marks...
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Tempest Destroys Abel Tasman
Casella Wines Pty Limited (Casella) filed a trade mark application on 15 December 2015 for the word mark ABEL TASMAN in respect of wine in class 33. It...
Casella Wines Pty Limited (Casella) filed a trade mark application on 15 December 2015 for the word mark ABEL...
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Charitable work and a dispute about a smile
OPERATION SMILE, INC. v BEAM INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION LIMITED (formerly known as OPERATION SMILE - CHINA MEDICAL MISSION LIMITED) HCA 1026/2015 In a recent judgment, the Hong Kong High Court decided whether,...
OPERATION SMILE, INC. v BEAM INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION LIMITED (formerly known as OPERATION SMILE - CHINA MEDICAL MISSION LIMITED) HCA...
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