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Trademark registration in Oceania

The lawyers of the company Law&Trust will help you to register TM in Oceania. Trademarks are registered in the following states: Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and New Guinea. Each country has different registration systems, for example, Australia and New Zealand are on the list of participants in the single economic zone created when the Madrid Agreement was signed.

it is possible to register trademark according to the national and international procedures in these two countries. All other countries apply only the local TM registration system. The rules of the Paris Convention do not apply in Samoa, Fiji and American Samoa, but the new brand is protected by domestic law.

The process of registration of trademark in Oceania

Non-residents from all states have the right to trademark in Oceania. The application can be submitted by individuals or legal entities. The client category influences the extent of the documentation package.

Private applicants need to open their own company within 3-5 years from the date of registration of TM

1. Consultation with Law&Trust’s specialists. Professional lawyers consult by phone or in chat to clarify the details of the registration process and specification of the needs of the counterparty.
2. Choice of classes according to the ICGS. Regardless of the economic activity of the applicant's organization, he should prepare a list of goods or services that will be promoted in Oceania after obtaining permission to conduct business. By applying to lawyers Law&Trust, you provide only a passport, application and power of attorney, and the experts collect the remaining documents themselves.
3. Preliminary examination of graphical interpretation of TM. In Oceania, there is a single database of entrepreneurial logos - TM Headstart. Lawyers of our company can make an examination of the trademark for identity and uniqueness, as well as compliance with the regulations of the country of registration.
4. Collection and preparation of the package of documents. Lawyers collect all necessary extracts and certificates, and after that they check them for mistakes and translate into the state language of the representatives of the expert commission.
5. Consideration begins with the examination of the application. It is assigned a serial number provided that it is properly completed. After that, the logo and the rest of the documentation package are revised and audited. The countries of Oceania differ from other jurisdictions in the pace of consideration of applications. Applications filed under the international procedure are limited to the verification period of 18 months, and according to the national system the period is 12 months.

Cost of trademark registration in Oceania

The prices for the service can be clarified with the specialists of Law&Trust during individual conversation. The cost varies depending on the procedure for registration of the TM, the category of the counterparty, the type of activity and other factors.