Country/Region: Australia
Competent Authority: IP Australia
Official Website: https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au
Eligible Applicants: Australian enterprises; foreign enterprises; individual applicants;
*Foreign applicants are generally required to submit applications through a local agent.
Classification System: Australia uses the Nice Classification (45 classes in total); multi-class applications are permitted.
Required Application Materials:
Generally, the following information is required:
Trademark representation (image);
Applicant's name and address;
Classes of goods or services;
Registration Timeline: Approximately 7–9 months to complete registration.
Validity Period: 10 years (calculated from the date of registration); renewable every 10 years, with no limit on the number of renewals.
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10/302026
Jittima Announces 'DIP ONE' Policy to Upgrade Services, Strengthen Protection and Create IP Value
Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property Director-General Jittima Srithaporn announced the DIP One - One Vision, One Team, Real Impact policy at a town hall meeting, Thai media reported in late October 2026. The agenda sets six-to-twelve-month quick wins and one-to-two-year big wins across three dimensions: faster services, stronger protection through amendments to four IP laws, and IP commercialization including valuation standards and a financing sandbox.
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10/302026
Methodology for Estimating the Scale and Cost of IP Infringement
The UK Intellectual Property Office published on October 28, 2026 a methodology, developed with Frontier Economics, for estimating the economic and social costs of IP infringement in the UK. The model covers counterfeit goods and digital piracy, tracing prevalence through displacement of legitimate sales to direct, public-sector and macroeconomic costs, including effects on GVA, tax revenues and employment.
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10/292026
UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng - UPC Decisions Week 43, 2026
In his weekly commentary published October 26, 2026, Professor Willem Hoyng reviews the Unified Patent Court's latest decisions, including a Munich order refunding EUR 4,900 in court fees in AX Wireless v Xiaomi after the 2026 fee increase was wrongly applied to a counterclaim, a preliminary opinion in the SEP case ZTE v Samsung, and a Milan ruling on Arrow declarations and the divisional game in Sandoz v Novo Nordisk.
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10/292026
Inventor Advocacy Groups File Amici Briefs Supporting Centripetal's Claim Construction Challenge at SCOTUS
Inventor advocacy groups USIJ and US Inventor filed amicus briefs supporting Centripetal Networks' certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, IPWatchdog reported on October 27, 2026. Centripetal challenges late changes to claim construction made on remand without notice in its patent case against Cisco, after its more than $2 billion verdict was vacated over the trial judge's wife's roughly $5,000 Cisco stock holding.
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10/292026
Public Notice on the Proposed Approval of 29 National Geographical Indication Protection Demonstration Zones Including Chadian Rose-Muscat Grapes
The China National Intellectual Property Administration published a public notice on October 27, 2026 proposing the approval of 29 national geographical indication protection demonstration zones, including the Chadian rose-muscat grape zone. The selection followed acceptance self-inspection, provincial-level evaluation and comprehensive assessment under the trial administrative measures for national GI demonstration zones. Public comments are accepted until November 2, 2026.
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10/232026
IPOPHL Joins WIPO GREEN to Bridge Green PH Innovations to Global Opportunities
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines announced on October 21, 2026 that it has joined WIPO GREEN, the World Intellectual Property Organization's online marketplace for sustainable technology. As a partner, IPOPHL will provide expertise in IP protection and management and promote the green technology database throughout its networks.
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10/232026
Feasibility of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service
The UK Intellectual Property Office published a call for evidence on October 20, 2026 to test the feasibility and design of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service, a voluntary service that would help businesses assess whether a proposed standard essential patent licence offer falls within a plausible FRAND range. The call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on December 15, 2026.
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10/222026
UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng - UPC Decisions Week 42, 2026
In his weekly commentary published October 19, 2026, Professor Willem Hoyng reviews the Unified Patent Court's latest decisions, including a revision request in Swarco v Yunex refused because the Rule 333 fee arrived one day late, confirmation in Rematec v Europe Forestry that no appeal lies against re-establishment decisions, guidance on confidentiality after ex parte evidence seizures, and an infringement win for Align against Angelalign.
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10/222026
SCOTUS Heeds SG's Call to Deny Google's Challenge of PTAB Settled Expectations Doctrine
The U.S. Supreme Court on October 19, 2026 denied Google's petition for certiorari challenging the USPTO's settled expectations doctrine, under which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board may discretionarily deny inter partes review of patents that have been in force for many years, IPWatchdog reported on October 20. The denial leaves the agency's discretionary denial practice intact.
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10/222026
Notice on Publishing the Revised Request Forms for Integrated Circuit Layout Designs
The China National Intellectual Property Administration issued a notice on October 21, 2026 announcing adaptive revisions to the request forms for integrated circuit layout designs. The revised forms take effect together with the revised Implementing Rules of the Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits and the revised Examination and Administrative Adjudication Guidelines on October 30, 2026, when the old forms are abolished.
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10/152026
PH Pilots WIPO Program to Help Local Brands Expand Overseas
The Philippines has become the first country in ASEAN - and the first in the world - to pilot WIPO's Growth Connect: International Brand Readiness Program, Newsbytes.PH reported on October 13, 2026. Launched in Manila by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and WIPO's Singapore Office, the cohort-based program gives export-ready enterprises technical assistance on international trademark registration, brand protection and IP management under the Madrid Protocol.
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10/152026
Government Sets Out Next Steps on Standard Essential Patents
The UK government published its response to the consultation on standard essential patents on October 13, 2026, announcing targeted measures to make SEP licensing clearer, more accessible and more efficient. Plans include a voluntary disclosure of standard-related patent information to the Intellectual Property Office and work toward earlier court-anchored FRAND determination, while a standalone Rate Determination Track, an IPO essentiality-checking service and changes to injunction rules were s
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