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Australian Trade Mark Requirements

You may have some knowledge of trade marks in your local country. There are some differences between trade mark requirements in Australia and New Zealand compared to other countries.

Requirements for filing of a trade mark in Australia

In order to proceed with filing your trade mark in Australia, we must comply with the regulatory requirements, including:

• The name and address of trade mark owner.
• An indication of what goods and services your brand covers. We will then prepare specifications that accord with Australian practice and that achieve the lowest.
• Official fee for filing of your application.
• Your precise trade mark and, if this includes a logo, a copy of the file.
• Convention priority details (if appropriate).
• No Power of Attorney is required.

Trade mark Assignments or change of name and address in Australia

Trade marks in Australia can be assigned to a third party at any stage of the application process. This usually happens via a written deed or agreement between the parties.
At MacMillan we routinely handle Assignments, change of name or address for your trade mark with efficiently and charge a single fixed fee.

If in doubt, please contact us and we can assist with detailing the practice requirements for these matters in Australia. We also record our firm as the requisite address for the service of documents.