AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The owner listed is Norwood Industries Pty Ltd, a company organized in Australia. The goods covered are paper and plastic labels, tags, and printed matter used for labeling plants, plant pots, seedling trays, and punnets, as well as leaflets, posters, catalogues, and brochures in the horticultural field. A similar name would raise the closest concern for businesses that produce or sell these types of horticultural labeling products or related printed materials. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “Australian” or “Beauty” in other contexts. The prosecution history shows a series of correspondence and a final abandonment notice, with no evidence of enforcement actions such as oppositions or cancellations. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment on September 27, 2007. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that the abandoned mark still signals a prior claim in the specific horticultural labeling niche, so caution is advised when operating in that area.