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Decisions of the Commissioner – March 2025
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in March 2025 are now available.
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The Journal - March 2025
The March 2025 edition of the Journal is now available.
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Copyright
Licensing copyright
You can license others to use any of your creative works, in exchange for certain benefits.
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IP and music: Feel the beat of IP
Join us for a free panel discussion to mark World Intellectual Property Day 2025.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – April 2025
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in April 2025 are now available.
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The Journal - April 2025
The April 2025 edition of the Journal is now available.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Relative grounds - Identical or similar trade marks
This document provides guidelines on whether relative grounds exist for refusing registration of a trade mark. In particular, this page concerns the relative grounds for refusal in section 25 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the…
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The Journal - May 2025
The May 2025 edition of the Journal is now available.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – May 2025
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in May 2025 are now available.
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Update to Trade Mark practice guidelines
We have recently updated our Conflicting Goods and Services list, which identifies associated trade mark classes whose goods or services are similar or closely related.
