Your filing agent in Australia.
We act for overseas IP firms and their clients before IP Australia: new filings, address for service, prosecution and renewals. Instruct us through the portal below and you will have confirmation within one business day.
- Confirmation within one business day, AEST
- Flat fees quoted before any work begins
- No power of attorney, no notarisation
The register, at a glance.
The essentials your clients will ask about, as they stand today.
One filing covers the country
A single national register covers all of Australia. Applications are in English, and one application can cover multiple classes.
10-year term
Registration runs 10 years from the filing date and is renewable indefinitely, with a 6-month grace period after the renewal deadline.
6-month convention priority
Paris Convention priority can be claimed within 6 months of the first filing. Australia is also a Madrid Protocol member.
Examination in 3 to 4 months
IP Australia typically issues a first examination report, or accepts the application, within 3 to 4 months of filing.
15 months to respond
Applications must be accepted within 15 months of the first report, so there is generous room to respond, and extensions are available.
No use evidence at filing
Australia requires no evidence of use to file or register. An intention to use the mark is sufficient.
No formalities
No power of attorney, no notarisation, no legalisation. Written instructions by email are all we need to act.
Address for service
Every application needs an address for service in Australia or New Zealand. We provide ours the moment you instruct us.
IP Australia's official fees start at A$250 per class for an online application using the goods and services picklist, correct as at July 2026. Contact us for our schedule of charges for associates.
Filing day to registration.
01
Filing
Day one
Filed the same business day we receive instructions, with the application number and filing receipt returned to you immediately.
02
Examination
3 to 4 months
IP Australia examines and either accepts the application or issues a first report. We review every report and recommend a course of action.
03
Acceptance
within 15 months of the first report
Objections must be overcome within 15 months of the first report. Extensions and deferment are available where needed.
04
Opposition window
2 months
Acceptance is advertised and third parties have 2 months to oppose. Most applications pass through unopposed.
05
Registration
from 7.5 months
The earliest an Australian trade mark can register is about 7.5 months from filing. The 10-year term runs from the filing date.
Queensland, UTC+10
Instructions sent from Europe or the Americas overnight are usually confirmed before your next morning.
The Australian end, done properly.
Address for service
Appoint us on a pending or registered mark. We receive all correspondence from IP Australia and report to you the same day.
New applications
Word, device and series marks, with AI-assisted classification and a conflict check before anything is filed.
Examination reports
Responses to adverse reports, including submissions on distinctiveness and conflict citations.
Renewals & recordals
Renewals, assignments, and changes of name or address, confirmed back to you with registry extracts.
Instruct us on a matter.
If the trade mark is already filed with IP Australia, enter the number and we will pull the details straight from the register, so you never retype what the registry already knows. No number yet? Send filing instructions in the same form.
- Confirmation within one business day, AEST
- Flat fees quoted before any work begins
- No power of attorney, no notarisation
Prefer email? Instructions to info@inventico.io reach the same team. Pricing schedules for associates are available on request.
Live from the Australian Trade Mark Register, via IP Australia's official API.