Organisation: IP Australia

Asia-Pacific filing decline continues; Russian applicants turn to WIPO: data analysis

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Asia-Pacific registers.

26 June 2024

IP Australia reverses decline in trademark filings, despite fall in Madrid applications

New report reveals that trademark filing activity has resumed growth in Australia after a significant decline in 2022, with foreign applications rising.

23 May 2024

IP Office Innovation Ranking 2024: boundary-pushing registries revealed

WTR reveals the world’s most advanced IP offices for digital and non-core activities in the sixth edition of our exclusive ranking.

16 May 2024

IP office® – how trademark registries protect their own brands to help combat scams

WTR delves into the trademark portfolios of offices around the world to uncover those most active in protecting their own intellectual property.

08 April 2024

How generative AI has already upended the trademark industry

This week’s Saturday opinion column argues that practitioners need to be considering use cases for generative AI or risk falling behind.

30 March 2024

Bone to be wild: the key to trademark distinctiveness

The Federal Court confirmed that the mark MELBOURNE BONE AND JOINT CLINIC was not capable of distinguishing the applicant’s services from those of other traders.

27 March 2024

Register Tracker Asia-Pacific: September-December 2023

Featured in Trademark register tracker

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Asia-Pacific registers.

22 February 2024

IP Australia replaces goods and services list; USPTO reveals executive appointments; IPOS unveils new trademark features – IP office updates

In this latest update, we look at the JPO implementing earthquake special measures, the Estonian IPO opening a copyright hotline, and much more.

10 January 2024

IP Australia lauded for inclusivity approach; Italy holds Anti-counterfeiting Week – IP office updates

In this latest update, we look at the French INPI launching a consultation on non-food GIs, the Botswana IP authority taking over as chair of ARIPO, and much more.

15 November 2023

Australia: The Prosecution Landscape From Pendency to Use Requirements

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2024

Both registered and unregistered trademarks are recognised and protected in Australia, either by way of formal registration under trademark legislation, or the protection afforded by the consumer law and the common law tort of passing off. Australia’s trademark legislation provides avenues for the opposition to registration of trademarks, as well as removal of trademarks from the register.

22 September 2023