The question of whether it is possible to register a foreign supplier’s trade mark in Australia comes up frequently in our trade marks attorney office. This may be a result of the substantial increase in global trading, the rise of digital communications, a more competitive commercial landscape, a growing understanding of the value of trade […]

The number of trade mark applications in Australia has increased over the past two years, defying the typical trend of a fall in this type of activity during periods of economic contraction. In its recent annual report, IP Australia noted an 8% and 9% increase in trade mark applications during 2020 and 2021 respectively.  This […]

Mark My Words Trademark Services announces that certain trademark fees will increase on 1 November 2013. We are really pleased that we have not had to increase trademark fees since we started two years ago until now! And, the increase isn’t too much we promise. The Two Main Stages of Registration Are Set to Increase […]

Over the past 12 months Australia has undergone a huge over haul of its Intellectual Property system, which we’ve written about in thie changes to trademark law post. The changes came into effect on April 15, 2013. In my opinion – in so far as trademarks are related – one of the biggest changes is […]

Almost a year ago we wrote about the IP Law Reform to be introduced in Australia and discussed some of the key features of the reform. This is set to come into place from 15 April 2013 so it’s time to get ready and understand some key changes. There will be legislative changes across most […]