Trade Marks Act 2002

Registrability of trade marks - Relative grounds for not registering trade mark - Registrability of trade mark that contains certain words

22: Registrability of trade mark that contains certain words

You could also call this:

"Rules for using special words in trade marks"

The Commissioner can approve a trade mark that includes certain words or short versions of these words. These words are: copyright, layout design, patent, patented, plant variety right, registered, registered design, or trade mark. The Commissioner can also approve trade marks with words that are similar to these. When you want to create a trade mark, you can use these words in it, and the Commissioner might allow it to be registered.

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Part 2Registrability of trade marks
Relative grounds for not registering trade mark: Registrability of trade mark that contains certain words

22Registrability of trade mark that contains certain words

  1. The Commissioner may register a trade mark that contains the words copyright, layout design, patent, patented, plant variety right, registered, registered design, or trade mark, or any abbreviations of those words, or any similar words.