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Trade Mark Examiners Manual - Part 19B - Rights Given by Registration of a Trade Mark

Property is a bundle of rights or interests that attach to a thing. Property rights attach to things that are either tangible (e.g. a car or house) or intangible (e.g. intellectual property). Property is generally divided into two major categories –...


Trade Mark Examiners Manual - Part 19A - Use of a Trade Mark

Trade mark law concerns the trading of goods or services in commerce. A trade mark is a sign ‘used, or intended to be used’ to distinguish goods or services dealt with or provided in the course of trade. As such, ‘use’ is a concept fundamental to tr...


Trade Mark Examiners Manual - Part 18 - Finalisation of Application of Registration

A trade mark application may be "accepted", which means that the Registrar has examined the application and is satisfied that the application has been made in accordance with the Act and that there are no grounds for rejection. It is then advert...


Trade Mark Examiners Manual - Part 17 - Deferment of Acceptance

Part 17 of the Trade Mark Examiner's Manual details the process followed by the examiners at IP Australia when it comes to deferring acceptance of the registration of a trademark, both where the request has been made by the Applicant, and also where...


Trade Mark Examiners Manual - Part 16 - Time Limits for Acceptance of an Application for Registration

There are specific time limits for acceptance of an application for registration of a trade mark and also the amount of time you have to respond to an examination report from IP Australia. This is discussed in detail in Part 16 of the Trade Mark Ex...


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