Annual Technical Report 2011 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Australia (CWS/ATR/TM/2011/AU)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
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(Please Note: AU provides for multi-class filings. Figures below are in classes)
Total TM Classes Filed
2010: 105,852
2011: 110,973
Percentage difference: TM applications increased by 5%
2010: 18,315
2011: 22,139
Percentage difference: Madrid applications increased by 20%
2010: 72,628
2011: 72,013
Percentage difference: Registrations decreased by 1%
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to trademarks
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do/ip-statistics/
IP Australia has released a new website. Any links to the previous site will be redirected to the new home page. Please contact IP Australia if you need assistance.
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of secondary sources of trademark information, i.e., trademark gazettes
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The Australian Official Journal of Trade Marks (the Trade Marks Journal) is published weekly. There are 50 issues per year - the Easter and Christmas weeks being excluded. The Journal is available on-line, free of charge, via the IP Australia web site and contains both bibliographic text and images.
Standard Notices and Letters are produced via the Trade Marks mainframe business application as XEROX XICS output.
Examination Reports are generated in Microsoft Word format
Main types of announcements of the Office in the field of trademark information
The Official Journal contains the following announcements:
- Applications Filed
- Applications Accepted for Registration
- Amendments and Changes
- Applications Lapsed Withdrawn and Refused
- Trade Marks Registered
- Assignments, Transmittals and Transfers
- Cancellation of Entries in Register
- Renewal of Registration of Trade Marks
- Opposition Proceedings
- Removal for Non-use Proceedings
- Official Notices
The IP Australia web site also provides access to a variety of forms and publications, IP Legislation, Official Notices, Hearings Decisions, Practice & Procedure Manuals, etc
Mass storage media and microforms used
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Current standard desktop software includes Microsoft Windows XP SP3 with Microsoft Office 2003.
The Office's publication system is partially mainframe based and produces:
- camera ready copy of the Australian Official Journal of Trade Marks;
- trade mark certificates and original register entries; and
- notices for trade mark applicants or their agents.
Techniques used for the generation of trademark information (printing, recording, photocomposing, etc.)
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X. Other relevant matters