Puma has appealed its failed opposition to a trade mark for Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, which the German sneaker giant argued was too similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.
Puma has lost its opposition to a trade mark application by Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, failing to convince the Trade Marks Office that the company’s logo is deceptively similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.
The scope of protection for geographical indications will be at issue in India’s appeal of a decision that barred it from registering a trade mark for basmati rice.
IP Australia has rejected an Italian cheese lobby’s bid to block an American cheese maker from using a trade mark containing the word ‘asiago’, saying there was “very little evidence” Australians were aware of the cheese at all.
A judge has set aside a decision upholding misconduct findings against a former Australian National University PhD student, who was concerned the decision could affect his career prospects in the law.
Instagram has resolved a long-running intellectual property stoush with an Australian dating app over its use of the ‘Instagoods’ and ‘Instadate’ marks.
US digital giant Meta has lost its challenge to registration of the trade mark ‘Ausface’ by Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy, with a delegate saying the chance of consumers confusing the mark with Meta’s Facebook was a “mere possibility”.
The maker of Mother energy drinks has won an appeal of an IP Australia decision, succeeding in its bid to prevent a Victoria-based company from registering Kangaroo Mother as a trade mark for beverages.
Monster Energy has lost a trade mark tiff with American broadcaster A&E Television, with IP Australia giving the media company the all-clear to register a mark for its ‘Monster Motor Challenge’ TV series.
US facial recognition company Clearview breached Australian privacy laws by trawling the web for photos of Australians for use by law enforcement agencies, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has found.