IPA trademark 8-endorsements-where-the-provisions-of-subsection-443-or-444-and-or-reg-4.15a-are-applied — IP Australia Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure – 28.8. Endorsements where the provisions of s 44(3) or 44(4) and/or reg 4.15A are applied

When an application for registration is accepted on the basis of honest concurrent use ( para 44(3)(a) and/or reg 4.15A(3)(a) ), other circumstances ( para 44(3)(b) and/or reg 4.15A(3)(b) ) or prior use ( s 44(4) and/or reg 4.15A(5) ), an endorsement is entered on the system to indicate the provisions applied. The appropriate form of endorsement is one of the following: Provisions of paragraph 44(3)(a) and/or Reg 4.15A(3)(a) applied Provisions of paragraph 44(3)(b) and/or Reg 4.15A(3)(b) applied Provisions of subsection 44(4) and/or Reg 4.15A(5) applied The Office as a courtesy, informs the proprietors of cited trade marks when acceptance of an application is made under the provisions of s 44(3) and 44(4) and/or reg 4.15A . This does not apply in relation to holders of International Registrations Designating Australia (IRDAs).