Australian Trade Mark Registrar IP Australia is the Australian Government agency responsible for administering patents, trade marks, designs and Plant Breeder's Rights.
Australia Trademark Pre-filing Search: US$250 (1) Per mark (2) Covers all Class Codes (3) Returned back by e-mail within 3 days
Australia Trademark Registration: US$550 (1) Per mark (2) Cover 1 class code (3) Prepared and submitted within 1 week (4) Clerical office actions generally answered for free (5) Monthly follow ups of your mark through out the entire unopposed registration process (via e-mail) (6) Cover government charges
Australia Trademark Title Services: US$495 There is an additional fee to complete the registration process once your trademark registration has been approved. Cover fees for obtaining the Certificate of Registration.
Summary of Fees $250 Search $550 Registration $495 Certificate of Registration ---------- US$1295
Required Documents for Registration of trademark in Australia 1. Name and address of the applicant: state of incorporation (where applicable). 2. Six prints of the trademark (not required for word marks). 3. List of goods/services and the class pertaining thereto. 4. Details of the basic application, if priority is claimed. 5. An English translation of any words included in the trademark of a language other than English. 6. A transliteration in Roman letters of any characters included in the trademark constituting of words being characters that are not Roman letters together with a translation into English. 7. A copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
Time Needed to Get a Registration The quickest the process will ever move is 7 months, and this is only if you request special expedited service. There is no additional fee for special expedited service, but you have to submit a letter to the IPA explaining why you need this and why they should bump you up to the head of the line.
Otherwise, it normally takes 12-20 months for a mark to go through the process unopposed.
How Long Is My Registered Trademark Valid ? 10 Years.
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