News articles tagged 'Trade Mark'

PUREBABY decision: the end of the essential feature test

The decision of the hearings officer in the matter of Trademark Application 738606 in the name of Purebaby Pty Ltd (Case T19/2008, August 4 2008) has indicated that the essential feature test, as set out in De... Read More

Managing your IP in a digital world

AMCHAM's Digital Future Now forum was an opportunity for nearly 100 senior executives from businesses operating in the online environment to discuss the many challenges and issues impacting the industry. Read More

Australian trade marks

*Warning - Overdue Australian trade mark renewals grace period reduced, effective 28 March* While it is advisable to renew trade mark registrations on time, it has been possible to renew Australian trade mark registrations up to twelve months... Read More

Genealogy services not similar to services to trace living relatives

In Intellectual Reserve Inc v Sintes (CIV 2007-404-2610, December 13 2007), the High Court has dismissed an appeal from the decision of the assistant commissioner of trademarks in relation to a stylised version of the words 'family search'. Read More

Great Barrier Air banned from using its name

In Great Barrier Airlines Flight Operations Limited v Great Barrier Air Limited (CIV 2007-404-5710, December 13 2007), the High Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the use of the name Great Barrier Air in relation to... Read More

Application to register mark by co-owner deemed to be in bad faith

In Neumann v Sons of the Desert SL (CIV 2007-485-212, November 5 2007), the High Court has confirmed that where there are co-owners of a trademark, an application to register the mark by only one of the... Read More

Supreme Court hears first trade mark case

The recently established Supreme Court, which replaced the Privy Council as the final court of appeal, has determined its first trademark case in Austin Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar ([2007] NZSC 103, December 11 2007). Read More

Not so Happy Valley

Solid Energy operates coal mines in New Zealand. Save Happy Valley Coalition is an environmental group. Read More

Convention Priority or Registrability First?

On 27 October 2005 Unilever applied for DOVE SUMMER GLOW in class 3. On 6 December 2005 Neutrogena applied for SUMMER GLOW and claimed convention priority from a United States application dated 21 August 2005. Read More

Yellow Pages, Books and Ducks.

The owners of the Yellow Pages hard copy and online directory of that name were disturbed to find what appeared to be copies of their directories on the websites www. yellowbook. co. nz and yellowduck. co. Read More