TRADEMARK OF THE WEEK – KOOKABURRA

Kookaburra is an Australian sports equipment company, that specialises in cricket and field hockey equipment, named after the Australian kingfisher. The company notably manufactures the most widely used brand of ball used in One-day internationals and Test cricket.  

The company was founded in 1890 as A.G. Thompson Pty Ltd by Alfred Grace Thompson, a migrant harness and saddle maker who turned to manufacturing cricket balls when his livelihood was threatened by the advent of the motor car. In the mid-1980s, the company diversified into manufacturing the full range of cricket bats, clothing, footwear and protective equipment. The company sponsors a junior cricket tournament called the Kookaburra Cup. It also has endorsement deals with many players including former Australia Captain Ricky Ponting and Martin Guptill of New Zealand.The Kookaburra Dimple Elite hockey ball has been used in all Olympic Games since 1984.

The trademark of this company was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 1183091 on December 22, 1981