(1) Formal review: the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark patterns, power of attorney and other documents after the application is submitted; If it meets the requirements, the application date and application number shall be granted.
(2) Search Report: The China Association Bureau searches the previously registered or applied Australian trademarks by itself and issues a search report. The applicant will receive the above search report before the trademark is approved for announcement, and decide whether to arrange the trademark announcement.
(3) substantive examination: when examining the Australian trademark application, the China Association Bureau only examines its registrability (that is, salience), also known as absolute reasons, and does not examine relative reasons, that is, it will not invoke prior rights to reject the application.
(4) Announcement: After examination, the examiner thinks that the trademark application is acceptable and will make an announcement in the official trademark announcement of Australia. 3 months from the date of announcement is the objection period.
(5) Registration approval: a trademark that can be registered after an objection ruling, or a trademark that has been announced without objection, shall be registered and issued with a registration certificate. The whole application process is smooth (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.). ) It takes about 9- 15 months.