IPA trademark 2.-application-of-act — IP Australia Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure – 33.2. Application of Act

Federal Register of Legislation - Trade Marks Regulations 1995 Federal Register of Legislation - Trade Marks Act 1995 2.1 Section 163(1) of the Act provides that except for Part 10 of the Act (Assignment and Transmission of Trade Marks), a collective trade mark is to be considered in the equivalent manner to an ordinary trade mark. A reference in the Act to a trade mark registered by a person is taken to include a reference to a trade mark registered by an association. 2.2 Under section 163(2) use by any one or more members of the association is use for the purposes of the Act.