Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure - Revision of Part 3

The following Official Notice about Revision of Part 3 – Filing Requirements for a Trade Mark Application - Revised to clarify practice in relation to ownership requirements for applications and filing requirements for TM Headstart is to be published in Australian Official Journal of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs on 30 July 2008.

Revision of Part 3 – Filing Requirements for a Trade Mark Application - Revised to clarify practice in relation to ownership requirements for applications and filing requirements for TM Headstart

Part 3 of the Trade Marks Manual has been updated to:

· clarify that ownership details which meet minimum filings requirements (such as where the applicant is a trust or unincorporated entity) may not meet ownership requirements otherwise required by the Act; and
· include information relating to filing requirements for TM Headstart applications

Revision of Part 11 – Convention Applications – Revised to remove transitional provisions and clarify requirements for an application claiming convention priority

Part 11 of the Trade Marks Manual has been updated to remove transitional provisions for convention applications and clarify the requirements for applications claiming convention priority, particularly where priority is claimed from an application lodged with an international treaty organisation.