About Actuate IP
Actuate IP was founded in 2002 and have assembled a team of specialist intellectual property lawyers and trade mark attorneys. Our team have come from top tier and specialist IP firms and have a proven track record of delivering commercially relevant results for our clients. Actuate IP is associated with Actuate Patents (patent attorneys) and Actuate Commercial Lawyers. Our innovative fixed fees only model means you have certainty on your legal spend and access to fairer fees. This project based approach means there is a shared and accountable focus on reaching the right outcome for your business.
Telephone: 1300-851-138
Email: info@actuateip.com.au
Melbourne
Level 12, 360 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Sydney
Level 10, 580 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Proposed Domain Name Licensing Changes
/in News Blog /by Show & TellIn order to register a .au domain name, there are a number of requirements that applicants must meet. Some of these rules are about to change. In particular, the rules surrounding what constitutes an ‘Australian presence’ for the purposes of registering a domain name are set to change. On 17 June 2019, the .au Domain […]
Brazil joins the Madrid Protocol
/in News Blog /by Show & TellBrazil is the latest country to join the Madrid Protocol – its accession came into force on 2 October 2019. This is good news for businesses that operate in the Americas, making it possible to more easily obtain trade mark registration in this region by way of the international system for trade mark registration known […]
China Tackles Bad Faith Trade Marks
/in News Blog /by Show & TellChina currently operates a first-to-file trade mark system, meaning that the first person to file a trade mark application in China is considered the owner. As a result, foreign and domestic brand owners have long suffered the problem of trade mark squatters filing for their own brands in China, preventing their registration and use of […]
Innovation Patents to be Abolished
/in News Blog /by Show & TellThe innovation patent is a second-tier patent system which was introduced in Australia in 2001. It requires that inventions have an innovative step, rather than the higher threshold of an inventive step that is required for standard patents. An innovation patent has a maximum term of protection of 8 years rather than the 20 years […]
Impact of Brexit on Trade Mark Rights
/in News Blog /by Show & TellWith the uncertainties surrounding Brexit, you may be wondering what will happen to your EU trade mark if the UK does leave the European Union. The current position is that holders of registered EU trade marks will automatically gain a UK trade mark registration, at no cost. The UK registration will be given the same […]