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 […]
There are several reasons why you might need to provide evidence to overcome issues that are raised in an examiner’s report. The reason you’re needing to provide that evidence may alter the way in which you go about it. Irrespective of the reason, it does need to be in the proper form for filing with […]
To answer the question, it’s important to first understand what a trade mark is. A trade mark is effectively a sign that’s used to distinguish a trader’s goods or services from those of their competitors, and many traders use a trade mark which consists of a word or a logo. However, there are many different […]
