What should I know in advance when applying for a trademark in Australia?

Australia is the sixth largest country in the world in terms of land area, Australia's apprentice area is vast, rich in products, is one of the developed countries, the country's agricultural exports are very large, and the export volume of many minerals is also among the top few in the world. Australia's environment is so beautiful that it is rated as one of the most livable places in the world. Australia is a member of the G20 and a number of international organizations, and was one of the first countries to advocate the establishment of APEC.

Moreover, Australian trademark law belongs to the civil law system, following the principle of first-to-file trademark application, trademark types including goods, services, series, certification, collective, defense, color, three-dimensional, smell and sound and other types can be applied for trademark annotation, trademark application adopts the International Nice Classification Agreement, if you choose the class of the trademark can be from the Nice Classification Table.

Step 1: Check what trademarks have been registered in Australia in advance to avoid similarity.

Step 2: Ask the local trademark office to prepare the application materials and **, ready.

Mainly: application, ID card, passport or copy of business license).

First of all, it is necessary to understand whether the trademark has been preemptively registered by others.

Others are OK upon request.

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1) Formal examination: After the application is submitted, the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents shall be conducted; If the requirements are met, the filing date and application number will be granted.

2) Search report: The Office of Internal Cooperation conducts its own search and issues a search report on the Australian trademark registered or applied for by itself, and issues a search report. The applicant will receive the above-mentioned search report before the trademark is approved for publication and decide whether to arrange for the trademark publication.

3) Substantive examination: When examining an Australian trademark application, the Office of Internal Assistance only examines its registrability (i.e. distinctiveness), also known as absolute grounds, and does not examine relative grounds, that is, it will not cite prior rights to reject the application.

4) Announcement: After examination, the examiner considers that the trademark application is acceptable, and then publishes a notice in the Official Australian Trade Marks Gazette. The opposition period is 3 months from the date of publication.

5) Registration approval: Trademarks that are ruled to be registered after opposition, or trademarks that have no objection after announcement, will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there is no rejection, opposition, etc.) takes about 9-15 months.

1. Name and address of the enterprise (in Chinese and English);

2. Information such as the international classification of goods and services and the list of goods and services designated for use;

3. A copy of the business license;

4. 5 copies of trademark drawings, which are required to be clear and paper. If it is a color trademark, 1 black and white draft and 5 color drafts need to be submitted; The size shall not be less than 5cm 5cm, and the maximum shall not exceed 10cm 20cm;

5. If it has been used, the earliest date of use in the registered area should be provided when applying.

Funds and your personal funds and proof of your identity.

Documents required for trademark registration in Australia.

1. The applicant is a natural person: a copy of the applicant's ID card or nationality identity document (passport);

2. Provide trademark name: Chinese or foreign language;

3. Provide trademark**: clear electronic format file;

4. The class of goods or services for which the trademark is applied for: it is required to be selected according to the international trademark classification.

1.the owner of a trademark that is or intends to be used in connection with a particular good or service;

2.has authorized or intends to authorize others to use the trademark;

Documents required for application:

1.Name and address of the applicant.

2.Apply for a product or service.

3.Representation of the trademark.

4.A copy of the applicant's identification card.

5.If the trademark to be registered is not in English, an English translation must be attached.

1. The buyer will arrange to pay the payment after confirming the purchase of this product.

2. We will arrange to send the trademark classification table to the buyer within 2 working days after confirming the payment to the buyer to determine the application category and application items.

3. After the buyer determines the application category and application item, send it to us together with the trademark design and trademark description to be applied.

4. We receive the application category, application item, trademark drawing, trademark description and trademark search fee determined by the buyer, that is, arrange for the Australian trademark application pre-application inquiry, and provide the inquiry report to the buyer within 5 working days after receiving the application category, application item, trademark reproduction and trademark description determined by the buyer, and the buyer will confirm to us within 3 working days after receiving the query report whether to apply for the searched trademark.

5. After checking this trademark, if the buyer decides not to apply for this trademark because there is a completely identical trademark, he can provide another trademark to us for an Australian trademark application, and if the other trademark needs to be queried, then pay the query fee to us, and after we confirm that the buyer pays the query fee, then restart the 4th step of work, and so on, until the buyer decides to apply for an Australian business deficit mark.

6. After the buyer confirms the trademark to be applied for, he or she shall provide the materials required for applying for the trademark within 2 working days: the applicant's name and address in Chinese and English (if English cannot be provided, we will translate and confirm it); goods or services; Reproduction of the trademark (in jpg format); A scanned copy of the applicant's ID card or business license.

7. After the buyer submits the materials required for the trademark application, we will arrange to make the Australian trademark application information confirmation form for the buyer to confirm within 3 working days.

8. After receiving the confirmation of Australian trademark application information, the buyer shall confirm with us within 3 working days. If you need to adjust the application information, you will confirm the adjustment to us within 2 working days after receiving the confirmation form.

9. After receiving the confirmation form of Australian trademark application information confirmed by the buyer, we will submit the Australian trademark application to the relevant departments in a timely manner, and send the electronic receipt of the Australian trademark application to the buyer within 15 working days after submitting the information.

10. The buyer will confirm the receipt and evaluate the service within 5 working days after receiving the electronic receipt of the Australian trademark application sent by us.

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How to register a trademark in Australia.

1. Formal examination: the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents after the application is submitted; If the requirements are met, the filing date and application number will be awarded.

2. Search report: The Bureau of Internal Cooperation shall conduct a search on the prior application for registration or application, provide a search report, and issue a search report. The applicant will receive the above-mentioned search report before the publication of the trademark approval and decide whether to arrange the trademark publicity.

3. Substantive examination: When the IAC verifies the application, it only conducts an examination on the registrability (i.e., distinctiveness), also known as absolute grounds, and does not conduct an examination on relative grounds, which means that it is not easy to cite the prior right to reject the application.

4. Publicity: After examination, the examiner feels that the trademark application can be accepted, it will be published on the Australian official trademark publicity. The opposition period is 3 months from the date of publication.

5. Registration approval: The trademark that has been ruled to be registered after questioning, or the trademark that has no objection after publicity, will approve the registration application and issue a registration certificate. The entire smooth application process (if there are no refusals, oppositions, etc.) takes about 9-15 months.