Crunch time for Sanitarium in Granola trade mark dispute
It was a case of reap what you know rather than reap what you sow for Sanitarium as the NSW Full Court handed down a decision stating that the trademark “GRANOLA”, an invented word, was capable of being used as a descriptive word given that it had become understood as a descriptive term in Australia. The proceedings arose when Sanitarium, an authorized user of the “GRANOLA” trade mark, accused Irrewarra Sourdough o read more…