To protect its seller’s trademarks, Amazon has recently rolled out its Amazon Brand Registry to Australian sellers. To learn more about what the Amazon Brand Registry is for trademarks and why you should use it to protect your brand, you can read our recent...
Are there any substantive differences in trade marks practice and law between trade marks protected in Australia as international marks and national marks? INTRODUCTION International trade marks and brands that exist and trade in nations across the globe are...
A trade mark can be a strong mechanism of protection for an invention or a product. This can be especially useful in cases where patent protection is not possible or otherwise difficult. A product can be branded with a name or logo. Even the shape of a product can be...
I often get asked about the difference in Australia between a trade mark attorney and a trade mark lawyer. In Australia, a trade mark attorney is a separate profession to that of a lawyer or a ‘trade mark lawyer’. While both professions are legal entitled to work in...
Trade marks are registered on a country-by-country basis. This means that you need to apply for trade mark protection in each country you seek to protect your trade mark. This takes money and effort. For this reason, it is usually better to focus on only those...
