About IP
Patents
Apply
This guide outlines the requirements you need to consider when you file a patent application.
About IP
Trade marks
Maintain
Once you have a trade mark registration or application there are a number of changes you can make.
About IP
Trade marks
Examination process
Respond to compliance report
A compliance report indicates that your trade mark application doesn’t fully comply with the Trade Marks Act 2002. For your application to proceed further, you need to respond to the report and address these issues.
Support
Managing your account
Each client record holds information about that company, individual or other legal entity. This reduces the amount of data entry an applicant has to perform on application. Interested parties can view the address details of an intellectual property owner on the register. Make changes…
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Designs
Search
This is a guide to the use of the Search Designs Cases in our case management tool. For legal advice concerning registration of designs we recommend that you contact a patent attorney or lawyer familiar with intellectual property law.
About IP
Overview
Education
What has IP got to do with me? Intellectual property (IP) allows people to control and be rewarded for use of their creative efforts. Without IP protection there would be little incentive or revenue available for research and development. We see, touch, hear about…
News and updates
The Journal - February 2016
The February 2016 edition of the Journal is now available. To view the sections of the journal select the link below: Patent, Trade Mark and Design applications and registrations .
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Classification and specification
Guidelines on sections 31 and 32 of the Trade Marks Act 2002, which concern the classification of goods and services and the breadth of a specification. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgment and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be…
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Certification marks
Guidelines on certification trade marks under the Trade Marks Act 2002. These guidelines do not constrain the judgment and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be considered on its own merits.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Extension of time requests
This document provides guidelines on the assessment of requests for extension of time for responding to a Compliance Report issued under the Trade Marks Act 2002 and the Trade Mark Regulations 2003. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade…
