The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Mayborn Group Limited (Mayborn) seeking clearance to acquire certain assets in the ownership of Jackel Pty Limited (Jackel), including intellectual property rights to the Tommee Tippee brands and trademarks relating to New Zealand.

The statement of preliminary issues outlines the key competition issues that the Commission currently considers will be important in deciding whether or not to grant clearance.

The Commission invites submissions from parties who consider that they have information relevant to the Commission’s consideration of this matter. Submissions can be sent to registrar@comcom.govt.nz with the reference Mayborn/Jackel in the subject line of your email or to PO Box 2351, Wellington 6140 by close of business Thursday 18 December 2014.

You can find the Statement of Preliminary Issues and the public version of the application on the Clearances Register.

Background

Mayborn is a UK-based supplier of baby and toddler feeding accessories. In New Zealand, Mayborn’s main brand of baby and toddler products, Closer to Nature, is distributed by Newborn Brands (NZ) Limited).

Jackel is an Australian-based, supplier of baby and toddler feeding accessories. In New Zealand, Jackel supplies baby and toddler products under the Tommee Tippee and Happy Baby brands.