Lord of the Wings trade mark refused in Middle-earth
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with “Middle-earth”. New Zealand tourism and traders jumped on the Tolkien...
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with...
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オーストラリアにおける仮想商品およびＮＦＴの商標分類
ＮＦＴ、実世界の製品および商標庁実務との複雑な関係に関する弊所の最近の記事に引き続き、２０２３年８月１０日、ＩＰオーストラリア（旧称・オーストラリア知的財産庁）は、ＮＦＴおよび仮想商品を含む先端技術の商標分類に関する新しいガイダンスを発表しました。仮想商品、ＮＦＴおよびブロックチェーン技術について商標登録を求めることに関し、ＩＰオーストラリアは、以下の指針を規定しました。
ＮＦＴ、実世界の製品および商標庁実務との複雑な関係に関する弊所の最近の記事に引き続き、２０２３年８月１０日、ＩＰオーストラリア（旧称・オーストラリア知的財産庁）は、ＮＦＴおよび仮想商品を含む先端技術の商標分類に関する新しいガイダンスを発表しました。仮想商品、ＮＦＴおよびブロックチェーン技術について商標登録を求めることに関し、ＩＰオーストラリアは、以下の指針を規定しました。
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Trade Mark Classification of Virtual Goods and NFTs in Australia
Following on from our recent article regarding NFTs, the complicated relationship with real-world products, and trade marks office practices, on 10 August 2023, IP Australia released new guidance on...
Following on from our recent article regarding NFTs, the complicated relationship with real-world products, and trade marks office practices,...
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Second Time’s a Charm for Red Energy
Red Energy Pty Ltd, an energy retailer, applied to register the mark EVENPAY for a range of goods and services including “financial services” in class 36. An objection...
Red Energy Pty Ltd, an energy retailer, applied to register the mark EVENPAY for a range of goods and...
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New Zealand Update: ACTIPHEN Too Similar to ACTAZIN to Register
Anagenix opposed the Pharmazen’s application to register ACTIPHEN in connection with a range of medicinal food preparations (Class 5) and printed materials relating to those goods (Class 16).
Anagenix opposed the Pharmazen’s application to register ACTIPHEN in connection with a range of medicinal food preparations (Class 5)...
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Descriptive Composite Marks – Are They Worthwhile?
One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will often use all three types of mark. For instance, their...
One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will...
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Kokkinakis versus Kellogg: serving up a trade mark dispute
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s) in a trade mark dispute. On 15 June 2017, a Federal...
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has found himself matched up against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s)...
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How do I prevent my trade mark from becoming a generic term?
In order to function as a trade mark, a mark must be capable of distinguishing one person’s goods and/or services from the goods and/or services of another. This...
In order to function as a trade mark, a mark must be capable of distinguishing one person’s goods and/or...
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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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West Coast keeps its Cool(er) and its Registrations
In non-use cancellation proceedings before the Australian Trade Marks Office, the Registrar is provided with the discretion to remove a trade mark “in respect of any or all of...
In non-use cancellation proceedings before the Australian Trade Marks Office, the Registrar is provided with the discretion to remove...
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