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IPA trademark 1.-series-of-trade-marks---act
IPA trademark 1.-series-of-trade-marks---act — IP Australia Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure – 13.1. Series of Trade Marks - Act
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Trade Marks Act 1995
Trade Mark Regulations 1995
Under section 51 of the Act, a person may make a single application for a series of two or more trade marks if:
the trade marks resemble each other in material particulars
and
the trade marks differ only in respect of one or more of the following:
(a) statements or representations as to the goods or services in relation to which the trade marks are to be used;
(b) statements or representations as to number, price, quality or names of places;
(c) the colour of any part of the trade mark.
This may be referred to as a “ series application” .
If the application succeeds, the trade marks shall be registered as a series in a single registration.
