IP Australia provides useful services to our clients, such as free access to our databases over the Internet. Trade mark applicants are able to search for similar trade marks, basic trade mark details and an image of the trade mark if applicable. There are 3 main trade mark enquiry facilities available. These facilities enable you to access trade marks databases for information about trade mark applications and registered trade marks. It is designed to help trade mark applicants to search for similar trade marks, providing all the most important details of trade marks in our database, including words and images, owner details and goods and services claimed.
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The Trade Marks Image Viewer can be used to view trade marks which contain pictures or fancy typescripts by number or by a range of numbers. The trade marks mainframe database contains the Register of Trade Marks and records all signs which are protected within Australia under the trade mark legislation. Protection is available under a single class or a combination of 42 separate classes for goods and services. The database consists of bibliographical information without images. The trade mark graphics are described in a stylised manner which defines each component of the sign.