PayPal, Inc v Chippit Financial Pty Ltd

This decision concerns an application for trade mark registration by PayPal, Inc. (the Applicant) and an opposition lodged by Chippit Financial Pty Ltd (the Opponent). The matter came before Bianca Irgang, acting as Registrar.

The primary legal issue before the Registrar was whether any of the grounds of opposition raised by Chippit Financial Pty Ltd had been established, thereby preventing the registration of PayPal, Inc.'s trade mark.

The Registrar determined that the Opponent had failed to establish any of the grounds upon which the opposition was based. Consequently, pursuant to section 55 of the relevant Act, the Registrar decided to allow the trade mark application to proceed to registration, subject to a one-month waiting period from the date of the decision. The Registrar further directed that registration would be stayed pending the outcome of any appeal. Costs were awarded against the Opponent.