If you have successfully registered a trade mark with IP Australia, you might be ready to sit back and relax, assured that your app is protected. However, it is your responsibility as a trade mark owner to take further measure. You need to ensure no one infringes on your trade mark rights. This article provides […]
Your business’ intellectual property (IP) is one of its most important assets. This makes it vital that you protect it. One such way is to obtain a trade mark for your business’ assets. The two commonly used symbols to identify trade marks are the ™ symbol and the ® symbol. To help you understand the […]
A great way to identify if a business name, logo or phrase is a trade mark is whether it bears the reserved symbol ‘®’ or not. However, there is no legal requirement that all registered trade marks must carry the reserved symbol, and even when the symbol is in use, there are some common mistakes […]
At its very core, trade marks are a form of intellectual property that must be capable of distinguishing a good or service from other goods or services in the market. If registered trade marks are no longer capable of doing so, the law cannot protect them. This article outlines how trade marks can lose their […]
