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ARTICLE · 05 SEPTEMBER 2016

Countdown to Australian changes to trade mark fees

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These new official trade mark fee changes will soon bring IP Australia into line with other international IP offices.

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Services: Intellectual Property & Technology
Industry Focus: Agribusiness, Energy, Financial Services, Insurance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Property

What is happening?

Following stakeholder consultation by IP Australia, a number of changes will soon be implemented to the official fees payable for various trade mark transactions.

As owners of trade mark registrations will know, a range of fees apply throughout the different stages of a trade mark's life cycle from the initial filing right through to renewals. Some of those fees are payable by 'class', referring to the 45 classes of goods and services under the Nice Classification system.

The fee changes, introduced by the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Fee Review) Regulation 2016 which will amend the Trade Mark Regulations 1995, will bring IP Australia into line with other international IP offices. In the long run, the changes will reduce the overall official

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