Rudducks Pty Ltd v Tangerine Holdings Ltd [2015] ATMO 19
Tangerine applied for the non-use removal of Rudducks registration for ‘Vetzplus’.  Rudducks opposed the removal of its registration. The Hearing Officer found that there had been no actual commercial sales...
Tangerine applied for the non-use removal of Rudducks registration for ‘Vetzplus’.  Rudducks opposed the removal of its registration. The Hearing...
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Courier Luggage Pty Ltd v Wenger SA Inc [2015] ATMO 10
Wenger applied to remove the Courier Luggage trade mark registration for the mark on the grounds of non-use. The removal application was opposed by Courier Luggage. Courier Luggage led evidence of...
Wenger applied to remove the Courier Luggage trade mark registration for the mark on the grounds of non-use. The removal...
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Light Path Innovation Pty Ltd v G8 Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 11
G8 applied for permission to file further evidence in relation to Light Path’s opposition to G8’s LE GEAR trade mark application. Evidence in Support, Answer and Reply were filed by...
G8 applied for permission to file further evidence in relation to Light Path’s opposition to G8’s LE GEAR trade...
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Australian College of Natural Medicine Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 15
The applicant applied to register its trade marks WELLANATION CLINICS and WELLANATION.  Both trade marks were rejected under section 41, on the grounds that neither had the required capacity...
The applicant applied to register its trade marks WELLANATION CLINICS and WELLANATION.  Both trade marks were rejected under section...
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Caprice Australia Pty Ltd v MG Icon LLC [2015] ATMO 8
This matter concerned a non-use removal application filed by MG Icon seeking the removal of Caprice Australia’s trade mark registration for MATERIAL GIRL and Caprice Australia’s opposition thereto. As a...
This matter concerned a non-use removal application filed by MG Icon seeking the removal of Caprice Australia’s trade mark...
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CERAMICHE CAESAR S.p.A. v CaesarStoneSdot-Yam [2015] ATMO 12
This matter concerned the opposition to the CAESARSTONE mark in relation to flooring in Class 19, by the owner of a prior CAESAR trade mark covering the same goods. The...
This matter concerned the opposition to the CAESARSTONE mark in relation to flooring in Class 19, by the owner...
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SMA Solar Technology AG v Sunny Sign Company Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 9
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the issue of deceptive similarity, the Hearing Officer took the view...
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the...
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Dropping .co? Sweet As!
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz, .co.nz, .org.nz or .kiwi.nz. For example, you can apply to...
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz,...
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New gTLD Sunrise Availability March / April 2015
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. The Sunrise Period allows trade...
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Monster Energy Company v. USA Nutraceuticals Group Inc [2015] ATMO 1
The Applicant had filed an application for an extension of time to file its Evidence in Answer. The substantive matter concerned an application (an IRDA) by USA Nutraceuticals Group...
The Applicant had filed an application for an extension of time to file its Evidence in Answer. The substantive...
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