Australia

15 Oct

Australian Designs Act received new fundamental changes

The IP Office of Australia has recently announced that there will be some major changes to the Australian Designs Act. This change will improve the registered designs system, accelerating the entire process of handling IP matters in Australia. Most of the changes will begin on 10 March 2022. One of the most prominent changes is the inclusion of a grace period. Previously, a design must be kept a secret to the public, i.e. it must not be opened for the [...]

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10 Oct

INTA published Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide

On September 14, 2021, INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC), Policy Subcommittee voted to approve a Board Resolution, prohibit various forms of unfair competition even though the national statutes or governing laws are diverse in nature. Specifically, the data in the Unfair Competition Quick Guide covers 24 countries, including those in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Sponsored by INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC) —Policy Subcommittee, the resolution focuses largely on obligations contained in the TRIPS Agreement and is a [...]

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08 Oct

The 8th BPIP Annual Conference starts on October 25th, 2021

The 8th Best Practices Intellectual Property (BPIP) Annual Conference is about to be commenced on October 25th, 2021 in Sheraton Hotel, Tel Aviv. This conference will bring global decision-makers and international IP experts to Tel Aviv both physically and spiritually through the internet to discuss global issues on IP, trends, and legislation regarding IP matters. Participating in the virtual BPIP conference, brand owners and practitioners from across the world can get the latest update on IP matters in the world, [...]

04 Sep

An unprecedented Australian court ruling ruled that AI can be an inventor

As technology keeps advancing, the problem between AI and the legal system has been more imminent than ever. Will AI have feelings like a human? Then, will AI have the rights like a human and will AI’s creation be patented and will AI be recognized as an inventor? For the last part, according to an Australian court ruling recently, AI can indeed be recognized as an inventor. Recently, an Australian court has given an unprecedented decision that will create history [...]

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13 Feb

Procedure of Trademark in Australia

Procedure of trademark in Australia shall include the following steps: Step 1: Trademark Search in Australia (Optional) Trademark search is not compulsory. However, in order to know the availability of your trademark before officially filing a new trademark in Australia, it is highly recommended that you should conduct the trademark search. The trademark search in Australia shall be available within 5-7 days Step 2: Trademark filing in Australia The trademark procedure in Australia shall take about 9-10 months counted from the filing date. [...]

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Required documents of filing trademark in China

13 Feb

Required documents of filing trademark in Australia

Required documents of filing trademark in Australia include: + Power of Attorney: No need + Other document: + Sample of trademarks to file in Australia + Goods/Services used under the trademark (if you know the International Class, send us your class). Otherwise, we will classify by our own end when receiving the lists of goods/services under the trademark. + Name and address of the applicant Please send us the required documents of trademark in Australia to the following email: [email protected] You can also check the Fee [...]