Teraglow Pty Ltd [2016] ATMO 32 (31 May 2016)
Teraglow applied to register the below trade mark, being the image of a Samurai warrior for fishing goods in Class 28.  The application was blocked by a prior registration...
Teraglow applied to register the below trade mark, being the image of a Samurai warrior for fishing goods in...
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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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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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Australia Update: Official Fee Changes at IP Australia
IP Australia has recently announced changes to the official fees payable for various IP matters following a cost recovery review in May this year. The changes are proposed to...
IP Australia has recently announced changes to the official fees payable for various IP matters following a cost recovery...
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Update: Brexit and Your IP in Europe
In a referendum held on 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the withdrawal...
In a referendum held on 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Pursuant to...
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Filing Evidence out of Time
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill came into effect in April 2013. One of the aims of the amendment was to streamline the trade marks...
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill came into effect in April 2013. One of the...
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Redskins on the Ropes
The latest twist in the on-going legal battle over the registration of the trade mark REDSKINS in the United States has seen the United States District Court uphold the...
The latest twist in the on-going legal battle over the registration of the trade mark REDSKINS in the United...
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End of the line for service marks in Fiji?
The registrability of service marks in Fiji appears to be under threat. The once usual practice of the Fijian Registrar accepting these marks despite the lack of express provisions...
The registrability of service marks in Fiji appears to be under threat. The once usual practice of the Fijian...
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