Recent updates

Item amended Date Amended Amended Reason
3.2. Form of the application

Testing purposes

22.15. Geographical names

15.2 The likelihood that others will desire to use the geographical name - Minor update

30. Annex A3 - Defence Force prohibited terms and emblems Re-submitting this page to send the Defence Force prohibited signs to external Manual
28. Annex A1 - Information sheet for trade mark applicants

Fix broken link

1.4. Examination Quality Standards

Remove link and add Quality Standards

51.10 Revocation of Acceptance

Adding chapter link to external manual

51.11 Unilateral Communications with Hearing Officers

taggind to ext manual

13.7. Examples of Invalid Series Trade Marks

Invalid series examples updated.

39.4. Timing

Correction of conflicting information clarifying that 5-month period before allocation of advertising date is calculated from priority date, not filing date.

26.6. Factors to consider when comparing trade marks

Reputation content updated

26.7. Trade marks with the same priority/filing date

Page updated to contain information relating to letters of consent.

30. Annex A1 - Examples of Legislation which may trigger the provisions of section 42(b)

Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 s 38 (added)

1.1. Introduction

spacing fixed

10.4. Translation/transliteration of non-English words and non-Roman characters

Update hyperlinks

22.27. Trade marks that include plant varietal name

Reviewed - no changes.

22.26. Composite trade marks

Minor update.

22. Annex A1 Section 41 prior to Raising the Bar

Reviewed- no changes.

22.24. Trade marks for pharmaceutical or veterinary substances

Reviewed - no changes.

22.23. Combinations of letters and numerals

Reviewed - no changes.

22.22. Numerals

Minor update.

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