I have some information that will surprise, nay, shock you. This is the registered trademark for Bunnings. It has been registered since 1994. https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/view/621013?q=bunnings

Trademarks need to be registered with respect to specific goods or services. You will note that "Bunnings" as both a word and logo mark is registered in classes 19, 37 and 42.

These classes relate to building materials (19), construction and repair services (37) and retail services for hardware (42). This would all seem quite appropriate.

HOWEVER, you will also note that the registration does not cover meat products (Class 29) or bread products (Class 30), or services for providing food and drink (Class 43).

You see where this is going.

This means that you could open a shop for selling sausages-in-bread (aka sausage sizzles) and call it "Bunnings" and the law of our land would defend your right to do so.

Further, while there might be some challenges with regard to the Trade Practices Act and the law of "passing off" it would be important to note one vital fact.

Bunnings does not provide sausage sizzles.

The sausage sizzles you get when you go to Bunnings are provided by the various organisations that Bunnings provides space to for THEM to conduct a sausage sizzle. There is no Bunnings branding or income associated with the sale and purchase of delicious sausages in bread.

You could literally open a shop, call it Bunnings, and sell delicious sausages every day of the week and one of the largest retail enterprises in the country would be powerless to stop you.

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I would like to apologise to everyone who is waiting on outstanding work product from me, but it's Friday afternoon and I ran out of steam so instead I decided to do a trademark search to work out if it would be legal to open a sausage restaurant called "Bunnings".