TRADE MARKS – appeal from decision of delegate of Registrar of Trade Marks – whether trade mark should be removed from Trade Marks Register for non-use – whether onus of proof discharged in relation to non-use period –whether Court should exercise discretion under s 101 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) not to remove trade mark – public interest and risk of confusion – part of appeal allowed with consent of parties – appeal otherwise dismissed
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Koninklijke Douwe Egberts BV v Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd (Costs) [2025] FCA 38
COSTS — where the applicants brought a claim of trade mark infringement against the respondent – where the respondent brought a cross-claim seeking the cancellation of the first applicant’s registered trade mark – where both the applicants’ claim and the respondent’s cross-claim failed – where the cross-claim was only ever defensive – whether the respondent…
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Maxim Media Inc. v Nuclear Enterprises Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1443
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Caporaso Pty Ltd v Mercato Centrale Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 156
TRADE MARKS — s 62(b) of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) – where an Examiner considered that a trade mark under examination was not inherently adapted to distinguish in respect of a certain class, and sought evidence or representations as to the trade mark applicant’s prior use of the mark – where the representations…
