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26th Apr 2017

Positive Development for Overcoming Distinctiveness Rejections under Thai Trademark Law

The Supreme Court of Thailand recently reaffirmed the test for distinctiveness in regard to trade marks, in a positive decision that will hopefully provide brand owners with better prospects...

The Supreme Court of Thailand recently reaffirmed the test for distinctiveness in regard to trade marks, in a positive...

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26th Apr 2017

QUICK-DRY or EXTREMELY DRY? – That is the question.

In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants, descriptiveness rejections at times differ from findings in other trademark...

In Thailand, the leading ground for trademark rejections is the finding of descriptiveness. Much to the dismay of applicants,...

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23rd Mar 2017

Monster Energy Company v Disney Enterprises, Inc [2017] ATMO 2 (10 January 2017)

Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods and services.  However, the opposition related only to goods in...

Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods...

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23rd Mar 2017

Citigroup Inc v George Sparsis [2017] ATMO 14

Citigroup opposed the registration of the trade mark CITISALES & LEASING, which was filed by George Sparsis covering real estate services in Classes 35 and 36.Initially, the application was...

Citigroup opposed the registration of the trade mark CITISALES & LEASING, which was filed by George Sparsis covering real...

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23rd Mar 2017

Brooks Sports, Inc. v Speedo Holding B.V. [2017] NZIPOTM 1 (12 January 2017)

Brooks Sports (“Brooks”) applied to register the trade mark  in respect of a range of goods in class 25. This application was accepted but then opposed by Speedo Holdings...

Brooks Sports (“Brooks”) applied to register the trade mark  in respect of a range of goods in class 25....

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23rd Mar 2017

Apple Inc. [2016] NZIPOTM 29 (9 December 2016)

Apple applied to register the trade mark IWATCH in New Zealand in relation to various electronic goods in class 9 as well as chronometric instruments and accessories in class...

Apple applied to register the trade mark IWATCH in New Zealand in relation to various electronic goods in class...

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23rd Mar 2017

White Cloud Dairy Innovation Limited [2017] NZIPOTM 3 (13 January 2017)

White Cloud Dairy Innovations Ltd (“White Cloud”) applied to register the trade mark KURA in New Zealand in relation to various goods in classes 5, 29 and 30 including...

White Cloud Dairy Innovations Ltd (“White Cloud”) applied to register the trade mark KURA in New Zealand in relation...

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23rd Mar 2017

AEG Ogden Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 9

AEG Ogden applied to register its ‘ICC Sydney’ trade mark (the trade mark relates to The International Convention Centre in Sydney that opened in December 2016), but its application...

AEG Ogden applied to register its ‘ICC Sydney’ trade mark (the trade mark relates to The International Convention Centre...

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21st Dec 2016

Insight Radiology Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1406

Background Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd (ICI) and Insight Radiology Pty Ltd (IR) both conduct medical imaging businesses in Australia. Since 2008, ICI has been operating in Western Australia and has...

Background Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd (ICI) and Insight Radiology Pty Ltd (IR) both conduct medical imaging businesses in Australia. Since...

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21st Dec 2016

The Ethical Coffee Company Limited v Honest Coffee Company Limited [2016] NZIPOTM 27 (20 October 2016)

Honest Coffee applied to revoke Ethical Coffee’s registration for the trade mark THE ETHICAL COFFE CO. & device (the “Trade Mark”) in class 30 on the basis of non-use. In...

Honest Coffee applied to revoke Ethical Coffee’s registration for the trade mark THE ETHICAL COFFE CO. & device (the...

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21st Dec 2016

HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC v Fratex Industria Comercio [2016] ATMO 89

Fratex Industria Comercio applied for the removal of the below trade mark on the grounds of non-use. HBI Branded Apparel opposed the removal of its registration, which covers ‘fabric’ in...

Fratex Industria Comercio applied for the removal of the below trade mark on the grounds of non-use. HBI Branded Apparel...

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21st Dec 2016

Centennial Park Cemetery Authority v KSAMS Nominees Pty Ltd [2016] ATMO 85

KSAMS Nominees opposed the registration of the trade mark, which was applied for by the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority for retailing of flowers in Class 35. From its evidence, it...

KSAMS Nominees opposed the registration of the trade mark, which was applied for by the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority...

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