Australian Trade Marks

TRADE MARK SEARCH

$180

Best option if you’re just starting out. We tell you how easy or difficult registration of your trade mark will be in Australia before you pay larger fees… READ MORE

This is the best option if you’re just starting out. We will provide you with a report that outlines how easy or difficult it is likely to be to register your trademark in Australia. We recommend the use of a trade mark attorney to conduct these searches, however, you may wish to conduct some preliminary searches yourself using the Australian Trade Marks Online Search System (ATMOSS).

✓ Formal Australian search report

✓ Completed by a registered trademark attorney

✓ Includes all fees

✓ Delivered in 3-7 days

✓ Good starting point if unsure

✓ Includes general advice on registrability of your trade mark

Every trade mark is examined by IP Australia to ensure it meets the requirements for registering a trade mark in Australia. If there are any issues raised by IP Australia during the examination of your application, we will forward the report with our advice (for free) and, if any substantial action is required, a fixed fee quote for you to approve.

TRADEMARK SEARCH

TRADE MARK APPLICATION

$330

+ $250 govt fees

We recommend searching first, but if you’re already using or are set on your trade mark, you may consider applying for your trade mark without a search… READ MORE

If you’re firmly set on your name or logo or have done your own searches, then a search might not be helpful as you want to proceed anyway and so proceeding directly to your trade mark application may be better. If you need the examination report from IP Australia quickly, we’d recommend paying the expediting fee so you know in around 7 to 10 days if your mark is likely to be accepted.

✓ Australian trade mark application

All going well, and your trade mark passes government examination, there will then be our registration flat fee of $280 due in around 4 months.

✓ Completed by a registered trademark attorney

✓ Filed in 3-7 days

✓ Address for service

✓ Classification of your goods/service

When applying for a trade mark you are required to nominate which goods or services you want your trade mark to cover. There are 45 official classes of goods and services, with a government fee of $250 per class and our professional fee of $190 for every class after the first. However, to save our client’s fees, we draft precise trade mark applications usually covering one or two classes. We indicate your main trade mark class, and if we think other classes could be important to you, we let you decide if you want to proceed in those extra classes.

✓ Add United States or New Zealand trade mark and save 33%

If you file for the same trade mark in the United States or New Zealand at the same time as your Australian application, we offer a 33% discount on our overseas application fees. Our fees, then, are only United States $248 and New Zealand $235 (not including gov’t fees). To find out more, read Before You Apply in addition to Our Terms in relation to overseas trade marks. To choose these options, select the check boxes at the end of your Australian application form.

✓ Expedite examination $175

Official government examination in Australia usually occurs in 4 months. However, we can expedite this for you to around 7 to 10 days.

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BUNDLE TOGETHER FOR

Save $186!

$483

+ $250 govt fees

The complete package. We first provide you a trademark search report and quickly follow it with trade mark application. You get the following for free! READ MORE

The best value option. First, we will complete your search report. If it looks likely your mark will be accepted without issue, then we’ll proceed and file your trade mark. If we think your mark is likely to come up against strife, we will recommend you change it in some way, perhaps by adding something or amending the goods and services claimed. And we’ll give you our Registration Guarantee!

✓ Trade mark search + Trade mark application

✓ Free expedite examination

Valued at $175 but you get it for free!

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If your trade mark application is initially rejected by IP Australia we will work with the Examiner to determine what changes may be made in order to get the mark accepted. If you agree to the changes we advise, we will file your amended trade mark free of charge (but you have to pay government fees, if any). The guarantee is that if your mark is not accepted, we will file a second amended application for free, as we cannot guarantee that the official intellectual property office will accept your application.

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