IP Australia trademark

CHIEFS

Opposition periodIP AustraliaWord markClass 25Class 41

"CHIEFS" is a word mark owned by New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated, filed at IP Australia on October 16, 2025. It is in its opposition period and covers classes 25 and 41.

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Official IP Australia record
CHIEFS
Word mark as filed with IP Australia
Status
Opposition period
Since October 16, 2025
Filed
October 16, 2025
Registered
Not yet
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
2595456
Registration no.
Not yet
Office
IP Australia
IP Australia
Mark type
Word mark
2 classes
Ownership

Who owns CHIEFS

The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.

Owner

New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated

Wellington, New Zealand

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Representative

Duncan Cotterill Lawyers

Duncan Cotterill Lawyers

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services CHIEFS is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

  • Clothing, footwear, headgear.

  • Entertainment, training, education, sporting and cultural activities; provision of sports entertainment, tuition, coaching and training; entertainment, education and instruction live or by means of or relating to radio, television or online media; production, presentation, distribution, syndication, networking and rental of television and radio programmes, interactive entertainment, online entertainment, films and sound and video recordings, interactive compact discs, DVDs (digital versatile discs), DVD-RWs (digital versatile discs and read and/or write capability), CD-ROMs and other media; production and rental of educational and instructional materials; publishing services (including electronic publishing services); provision of publications on-line or via the Internet; provision of non-downloadable electronic publications; exhibition services; organisation, production and presentation of shows, competitions, contests, sporting events, games, concerts and events over the Internet or otherwise; sporting activities including organisation of rugby competitions; consultancy, advisory and information services in relation to the foregoing.

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by IP Australia, newest first.

  1. Adverse Report (Examination) correspondence sent
  2. Examination expedited
  3. Expedite Work Initiated
  4. Awaiting examination
  5. Application Received
FAQ

About CHIEFS

Who owns the trademark "CHIEFS"?

IP Australia trademark "CHIEFS" (application 2595456) is owned by New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated.

What is the status of "CHIEFS"?

Its status at IP Australia is: opposition period.

API

Get this data via the API

Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull CHIEFS and marks like it into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

    The full record: owners, classes, dates and images

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}/events

    Every step in the office history

  • GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}

    Oppositions and cancellations against the mark

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019dfcc4-3dfa-767a-b493-1cf13d4123b9
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019dfcc4-3dfa-767a-b493-1cf13d4123b9",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "CHIEFS",
  "status": {
    "primary": "pending",
    "stage": "pending_opposition"
  },
  "office_code": "AU",
  "application_number": "2595456",
  "filing_date": "2025-10-16",
  "nice_classes": [
    25,
    41
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb6fc-d903-7769-b4f6-692c42035294"
    }
  ]
}