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A German food company has lost its bid to register 'Nadi' as a trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding the name was not capable of distinguishing the company's goods because it is also the name of Fiji's second-largest town.
Boeing has successfully opposed an application to trade mark '747 Performance & Motorsport' for racing cars and components, with a delegate saying consumers could be misled into believing there was a commercial relationship with the aircraft manufacturer.
Potentia Capital is fighting a NY-based technology investment and venture capital firm's bid to register 'Cortentia' as a trade mark, after a delegate recently restricted the 'Potentia' mark to private equity investment services.
IP Australia has upheld natural medicine company Pharmazen's opposition to Pharmalink's proposed patent for green-lipped mussel oil and krill oil capsules, finding the claims lacked novelty and an inventive step.
INXS has had mixed success in its challenge to a Chinese clothing company's IMXS trade mark, with IP Australia allowing an amended version of the disputed mark to be registered.
US-based investment firm StepStone has won the removal of two ring trade marks held by Trilogy Funds, with a delegate finding the Australian fund manager's use of the ring within the name 'Trilogy' differed from the registered marks.
In the latest ruling on computer-implemented inventions, an IP Australia delegate has shot down fintech Kyro Card's bid to patent a payment system for offering rewards to shoppers, finding the invention was a business scheme implemented on a computer and not a manner of manufacture.
Business management software company Sage Global has lost its challenge to registration of 'LawSage' as a trade mark for an AI-powered legal research and analysis platform.
Victorian law firm Anchorage Legal has failed in its opposition to the registration of 'Anchored Family Law' as a trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding confusion was unlikely because those seeking legal services would pay close attention to who they were hiring.
UK luggage giant Tripp Limited has lodged an appeal after losing its opposition to a Japanese luggage maker's bid to register 'New Trip' as a trade mark for its luggage line.