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CHIRO Removal Case: Australian Chiropractors Association Limited v Chiro Care Mattresses Pty Ltd
Australian Chiropractors Association Limited v Chiro Care Mattresses Pty Ltd [2021] ATMO 28 This matter involved an application for removal of the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA)’s CHIRO trade mark by our client Chiro Care Mattresses (Chiro Care). ACA has...
HASBRO’S PLAY-DOH SCENT TRADE MARK. WHY THEY WON’T GET IT. WHY IT’S A GOOD APPLICATION ANYWAY
Did you know you can Trade Mark a scent? We discuss why you might want to and how to do it in this weeks article, comparing the recent Play-Doh Scent Trade Mark filing with Australia’s only registered scent Trade Mark....
LESSONS FOR DAVID: SOME TIPS FOR FIGHTING AN EFFECTIVE DAVID V GOLIATH IP BATTLE
Lessons for David “David v Goliath” is a much loved media term to describe legal battles between a deep pockets party (the Goliath) against a less financially equipped adversary (the David). It’s also a term loved by the Davids as it evokes the imagery of the little...
STORM IN A COFFEE CUP: 10 TIPS TO SECURE POWERFUL ENFORCEABLE DESIGNS
Storm in A Coffee Cup Recently, Australian coffee cup innovators KeepCup launched Federal Court proceedings against Gloria Jean’s coffee chain claiming infringement of their certified design rights to their KeepCup Brew cup. Gloria Jean’s has been selling a similar...
OPPOSITION CASE ANALYSIS: THE PROTECTAWARE CASE
Capital Safety Group EMEA and 3M Company v Classic Supplies Pty Ltd [2019] ATMO 10 On 22 January 2019, the Australian Trade Marks Office handed down its decision regarding opposition of the Trade Mark PROTECTAWARE belonging to our client, Capital Safety Pty Ltd. The...
LET’S TALK ABOUT LEX: THE LEXOO CASE
Lexvoco Pty Ltd v InCounsel Pty Ltd [2019] ATMO 83 On 30 May 2019, the Australian Trade Marks Office handed down its decision regarding opposition of the Trade Mark LEXOO belonging to our client, InCounsel Pty Ltd. Lexoo (now InCounsel) operates an innovative legal...
OPPOSITION CASE ANALYSIS: STEWY THE SNAKE CATCHER
Hoser v Gatt [2019] ATMO 119 On 2 August 2019, the Australian Trade Marks Office handed down its decision regarding opposition of the STEWY THE SNAKE CATCHER Trade Mark (featuring a cartoon snake) belonging to our client, Stewart Gatt. Gatt is a respected and...
HELP WILDLIFE VICTORIA
HELP WILDLIFE VICTORIA Like all Australians, we are immensely saddened by the devastation and destruction which has impacted our communities, our landscape and our wildlife over the holidays. As part of our effort to assist, we will be donating $40 for every Trade...
BATTLE OF THE IRON CHEFS: OPPOSITION CASE ANALYSIS
On 18 June 2020, the Australian Trade Marks Office handed down its decision regarding opposition of the IRON CHEF Trade Mark belonging to our client, Iron Chef Pizza Pty Ltd. The name IRON CHEF is to be used as the name of a food delivery app currently in development...