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Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/anglais/inglés  
 
 MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
AUSTRALIA  
This document reproduces the text1 of Trade Marks Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1), as 
notified by Australia on 22 May 2013 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/AUS/5). 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
AUSTRALIE  
Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement de 2010 portant modification du Règlement 
sur les marques (n° 1), notifié par l'Australie le 22 mai 2013 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/AUS/5).  
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
A
USTRALIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de 2010 que modifica el 
Reglamento sobre las marcas de fábrica o de comercio (Nº 1), notificado por Australia el 22 de 
mayo de 2013 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/AUS/5). 
                                               
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Trade Marks Amendment 
Regulations 2010 (No. 1)1 
Select Legislative In strument 2010 No. 248 
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-G eneral of the Commonwealth 
of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive 
Council, make the following Regulations under the Trade Marks Act 1995 . 
Dated 14 October 2010 
QUENTIN BRYCE 
Governor-General 
By Her Excellency’s Command 
KIM CARR  
Minister for Innovation, Indus try, Science and Research 
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Regulation 1 
 
 
2 Trade Marks Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1) 2010, 248 
 
 1 Name of Regulations 
  These Regulations are the Trade Marks Amendment 
Regulations 2010 (No. 1) . 
2 Commencement   These Regulations commence on the day after they are 
registered. 
3 Amendment of Trade Marks Regulations 1995 
  Schedule 1 amends the Trade Marks Regulations 1995 . 
Schedule 1 Amendment 
(regulation 3) 
[1] After regulation 8.3 
insert 
8.4 Amendment because of inconsistency with 
international agreements — notice of opposition 
 (1) For subsection 83A (4) of the Act, a person may oppose a 
request for amendment by filing a notice of opposition with the 
Registrar. 
 (2) A notice of opposition must be: 
 (a) in an approved form; and 
 (b) filed within 1 month after the request for amendment is 
advertised in the Official Journal . 
 (3) The opponent must serve a copy of the notice on the registered 
owner of the registered trade mark. 
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2010, 248 Trade Marks Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1) 3 
 
 8.5 Amendment because of inconsistency with 
international agreements — opposition proceedings 
  For subsection 83A (4) of th e Act, regulatio ns 5.7 to 5.17 
(inclusive) apply to an oppositio n to a request for amendment 
as if references to the applican t, other than in  regulation 5.15, 
were references to the registered owner of the registered trade 
mark who has requested an amendment. 
Note 
1. All legislative instruments and comp ilations are registered on the Federal 
Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative 
Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au . 
 
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