Effective as of 17 January 2022, a new Registrar's
Examination Manual ("Examination Manual") has replaced
the existing guidelines which seek to ensure that trade mark
examinations are in alignment with global trade mark office
standards.
Some of the changes are summarised as follows:
Formality requirements
Under the previous requirement for a notarised Power of Attorney
("POA"), Registrars have the discretion on the formatting
or language used. Under the new Examination Manual, the formatting
or language are now standardised which should include the
jurisdiction (or state of incorporation) of the Applicant, for
example, Spruson & Ferguson Pty
Limited, a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of Australia .
