(IP) Intellectual Property Theft

^{Last update – 07-March – 2022}

Intellectual property theft involves robbing people or companies of their ideas, inventions, and creative expressions—known as “intellectual property”—which can include everything from trade secrets and proprietary products.

When someone uses a particular brand, logo, design, piece of music or creative work – and they have no right to do so – they are committing intellectual property (IP) crime.

The Block Arcade has been guilty of Intellectual Property Theft, in accessing and removing assets/property belonging to the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ as shown below, whilst the company was in Administration / Liquidation.

All attempts to raise this event with the Administrator – SV Partners – Peter Gountzos were ignored and dismissed, as they too, were participants in the removal of these assets by assisting the Block Arcade in disabling the CCTV system and then disposing the same, which had recorded the theft.

A deliberate act in tampering and disposing of evidence to a criminal act. (more on this coming soon…)

No response from the Block Arcade
since 14th Jan 2022

Stolen by the Block Arcade

The thief posts stolen items & fake news

A beautiful day to enjoy beautiful tea and cakes, at the iconic Tea Rooms 1892 – said the thief Mr. Grant Cohen.

(See the full list of stolen items that the Block Arcade has managed to STEAL)

4th December 2020

Endorsing the opening of the imitation business

• With the assistance of Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Mr. Grant Cohen was able to prevent the purchaser of the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ to take many of the company assets.

• Mr. Grant Cohen claimed that many of the assets were of Heritage importance and could not be removed.

• SV Partners colluded with Mr. Grant Cohen and reduced the sale price, so that the purchaser can leave assets behind to Mr. Grant Cohen

• This was done by SV Partners, so that Mr. Grant Cohen would not be inconvenienced in the set-up of his imitation business.

• SV Partners was not acting in the best interests of FineTea Pty Ltd t/as Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ and I as the director – Kelly Koutoumanos.

• SV Partners are in breach of the professional code of conduct and were directly responsible in reducing the maximum return for all creditors.

• SV Partners refuse to answer any of my questions posed to them – for over 2 years.

19th November 2020

SV Partners – Peter Gountzos of SV Partners colluded with the Block Arcade & Grant Cohen

• The Australian Financial Review wrote about the re-opening of the imitation business by the Block Arcade – Grant Cohen.

• Pictured was Mr. Grant Cohen pouring tea from Hopetoun Tea Rooms glass tea pots (stolen assets) into Hopetoun Tea Rooms (stolen assets) fine bone china tea set.

• An SMS was sent to SV Partners – Peter Gountzos from my husband, as to them being responsible for allowing Grant Cohen (landlord) to steal assets of the company

• My husband labelled Peter Gountzos and his firm as being hopeless in being able to perform their role as Administrator / Liquidator.

• No response was ever received from Peter Gountzos – obviously colluding with the Block Arcade and Grant Cohen and throwing me and my company & business under the bus.

• Peter Gountzos is an appointed officer of the court – as an Administrator / Liquidator.

10th November 2020

Grant Cohen with Melbourne City Council – Lord Mayor Sally Capp

• Block Arcade – Grant Cohen continues to enlist the support of Lord Mayor Sally Capp in promoting the assets that were stolen from the company FineTea Pty Ltd t/as Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™

26th August 2020

Grant Cohen with Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor Sally Capp

• 14 days after having sought the assistance of Lord Mayor Sally Capp, to intervene and stop the removal of company assets from the business of Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ – Mr. Grant Cohen proud of his criminal conduct.

• Mr. Grant Cohen has taken the opportunity to advertise his successful theft of Intellectual Property with Melbourne City Lord Mayor Sally Capp, in an attempt to endorse the Tea Rooms at the Block Arcade.

• It‘s not the first time, Mr. Grant Cohen has reached out to Mayor Sally Capp to try and get support and assistance to intervene with the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™. (SV Partners confirms in writing)

• 12th August 2020, Mr. Grant Cohen confirms to the Administrator / Liquidator that he sought the assistance of Mayor Sally Capp to stop the removal of Intellectual Property from the premises of Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™.

• Assets that were SOLD, by SV Partners – Peter Gountzos. Mr. Gountzos, colluded with the Block Arcade to also participate in theft of assets.

MY ASSETS – Stolen by the Block Arcade & SV Partners

Mr. Grant Cohen & Peter Gountzos

(more to come..)

20th August 2020

The Theft committed by the Block Arcade

• 8 days (12th August 2020) after getting Lord Mayor Sally Capp to contact Heritage Victoria and stop all assets from being removed from the former premises of Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™

• Mr. Grant Cohen and the Block Arcade security officer Mr. John van Roohan, with the support of the Administrator / Liquidator (SV Partners) were caught stealing items from the premises of the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ whilst in Administration/ Liquidation (read more…)

Access the whole menu – in larger format – to see the attempts by the Block Arcade to replicate the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™, menu so that customers are none the wiser.

The Block Arcade is guilty of Intellectual Property Theft at a minimum.

The whole menu is Intellectual Property of the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ and was part of the assets for sale, during the Administration / Liquidation process.

The Block Arcade stole the menu and all contents advertised within, for their imitation business. It is a criminal act, to engage in such acts, and the Block Arcade will be exposed to further damages.

What Mr. Grant Cohen did, & offered my husband to keep the theft quiet & not public knowledge?

Under oath, and when asked if Mr. Grant Cohen was responsible for the theft of assets of the company (Coming Soon….)

12th August 2020

Grant Cohen making contact with Lord Mayor Sally Capp

• Mr. Grant Cohen, trying to prevent all assets from being removed from the premises. Assets that have been sold and belong to my company.

• Mr. Grant Cohen contacts Lord Mayor Sally Capp, for intervention and to make contact with Heritage Victoria.

• Mr. Grant Cohen makes false claims that all assets are Heritage Protected and cannot be removed.

• SV Partners raises a complaint with the Victorian Ombudsman as to the unprecedented involvement of Heritage Victoria, that was contacted by Lord Mayor Sally Capp.

• The following (excerpt) from the letter confirms the involvement of Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Mr. Grant Cohen.

What has the Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 ™ have anything to do with the Lord Mayor Sally Capp?

She just helped a thief, cover his tracks .