Slightly more than a year from the Opposition proceeding in the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, it seems that the trademark ownership battle between American hotel giants Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (“Starwood”), owner of the “ST. REGIS” trademark, and their Australian adversary Staywell Hospitality Group Pty Ltd (“Staywell”), proprietor of the “” mark, continued to rage when Staywell appealed against the decision of the Principal Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks (the “Registrar”) in the Opposition proceeding, and Starwood in turn lodged a cross-appeal.
The facts and decision of the Registrar in the Opposition proceeding can be found at here.