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ARTICLE · 15 MAY 2018

Have you registered your trade marks?

Article discusses the benefits of registering your trade mark in various jurisdictions.

AustraliaIntellectual Property

Protecting your brand

Whether you are operating a new or existing business, it is prudent to have adequate brand protection. Your brand is valuable and you can protect it by registering trade marks. Your trade marks may be a word, mark, logo, a combined mark, or in some circumstances a sound or movement mark.

A company's intellectual property is valuable. There are many iconic Australian and international marks that members of the public readily identify with a certain brand or product. Some examples include Qantas' 'flying kangaroo', Apple's 'bitten apple', Nike's 'swoosh' and McDonald's 'golden arches'.

Classes of goods and services

Thynne + Macartney assists clients to develop an overall brand strategy. Part of that process involves the formulation of a list of the crucial goods and services that ought to be covered in your trade mark applications.

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