It’s not uncommon for confusion to arise over who should own the trade mark – the person behind the business, or the company itself. It usually comes into question when a small to medium-sized business chooses to change their legal status from that of a sole trader to a company. When a business is first […]
It’s true that in Australia, and some other common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, trade marks can be protected under common law. So, using your trade mark, even if it is not registered, might accrue you legal rights. However, relying on a common law trade mark, can be challenging. Let’s look […]
The short answer is no. It’s only possible to renew your trade mark registration for the specific goods and/or services for which it is registered. You can delete certain goods or services if they are no longer being used or sold by your business under that trade mark, and you have no intention to sell […]
In an ideal world, it is preferable to register both your word mark and your logo mark, if indeed you have a word mark and a logo mark, and that’s because if you simply register a plain word trademark, that doesn’t automatically give you protection for any logo form that might include those words. This […]
In Australia, the initial registration of a trade mark lasts for 10 years. However, there’s an indefinite option to renew a trade mark registration every 10 years thereafter. So in theory, you can have indefinite protection for your trade mark. However, obviously you have to pay renewal fees in relation to each renewal each 10 […]
