Your Australian trade mark registration only provides you with
rights in Australia. If you are thinking of using a trade
mark overseas, you should ensure that you obtain trade mark
registrations in other countries of interest.
In the past, the only way to register trade marks overseas was
to file an application directly with the Trade Marks Office in each
country of interest. In 2001, Australia joined an international
treaty called the "Madrid Protocol" and, since this time,
it has been possible to file a single international application
designating a number of different countries at the same time. The
international application is filed directly with the Australian
Trade Marks Office. Details of the application are then forwarded
to the Trade Marks Offices in each of the designated countries so
that the trade mark can be examined in accordance with the laws of
each country.
