Value of Trade Marks in South-East Asia
The International Trademark Association (INTA), the global association of trademark owners and professionals, has released an impact study it commissioned on The Economic Contribution of Trademark-Intensive Industries in Indonesia,...
The International Trademark Association (INTA), the global association of trademark owners and professionals, has released an impact study it...
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Chloe Taylor v Tea Living, Inc. [2017] NZIPOTM 17 (29 June 2017)
This matter concerned an application for declaration of invalidity filed by Tea Living, Inc. in respect of Chloe Taylor’s registered trade mark No. 987329 TEA & device in relation...
This matter concerned an application for declaration of invalidity filed by Tea Living, Inc. in respect of Chloe Taylor’s...
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Crossfit Inc v Bossfit Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 74
Bossfit applied to register the trade mark BOSSFIT in connection with health club and physical fitness services, but its application was opposed by Crossfit. The opponent is the owner of...
Bossfit applied to register the trade mark BOSSFIT in connection with health club and physical fitness services, but its...
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Beiersdorf AG v Unilever PLC [2017] NZIPOTM 18 (6 July 2017)
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360 for BLACK & WHITE in relation to “deodorants and anti-perspirants...
This matter concerned an opposition filed by Unilever Plc against Beiersdorf AG’s New Zealand trade mark registration No. 1005360...
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Vietnam adopts 11th Nice Classification for trade mark registrations
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification of goods and services for trade mark registrations in Vietnam...
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification...
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Paypal, Inc v Braintree Communications Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 90
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto by Braintree. The crux of the opposition was whether the opponent’s...
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto...
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Proposed measures to declutter the Australian Trade Marks Register
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade mark cluttering” in Australia. In August 2017, the Australian Government...
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade...
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Singapore High Court Clarifies Patent Revocation Process
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings can be brought before the High Court in the first...
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings...
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