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      Is a wine bin number inherently able to distinguish it as a trade mark?
      
        
      
      
        Sep 17, 2023
      
      
      
        
          
        
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An application for registration of a trade mark can be refused by Intellectual Property Australia (IP Australia) for various reasons – including the trade mark not being capable of distinguishing the applicant’s designated goods and/or services from the goods and/or services of other persons (sectio...
      Waltzing Matilda - a trademark?
      
        
      
      
        Apr 06, 2016
      
      
      
        
          
        
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The media last year picked up on the fact that a Victorian company had applied to IP Australia for a trademark over the phrase “Waltzing Matilda” for goods and services relating to online material, videos, CDs etc.  It was reported that as a result, the town of Winton, which claims it was the birthp...
 
    
  
 
       
       
    
  
  
    