Filing Requirements for Australia & New Zealand

1. Applicant details
2. Representations of the mark
3. Details of Goods and/or Services, preferably including the international class(es)
4. Details of any basic application, including the goods and services
5. If the mark includes non-English words a translation is required
6. If the mark includes characters constituting words, and the characters are not roman (eg Japanese, Chinese, Korean characters, etc) a transliteration into roman letters and a translation into English is required
7. Priority document (and verified translation) (NZ Only)

Minimum Filing Requirements

We require items 1, 2, 3 and 4 above.

Other Information

For Australia the goods and/or services of the basic application need to be specified if the goods and/or services specified in the application are not identical.

For Australia a certified copy of any priority document (and verified translation) only needs to be filed if the Trade Marks Office requests a copy.

For New Zealand the certified copy of any  priority document (and verified translation) only needs to be filed before acceptance.