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What to do when you are faced with a trade mark dilemma: an IRDA set to lapse just before a cited IRDA is limited or cancelled to the extent of the international registration of which it is a designation

March 25, 2026Cancellation, citations, deferment, divisional, international registration, IP AUSTRALIA, IRDA, lateral thinking, limitation, rectification, removal, Tarr Law, TRADE MARKS, Trade Marks Act, Trade Marks Regulations, WIPOTarr Law

Under s 36 of the Trade Marks Act, the registrar may defer the acceptance of a trade mark application upon request of an applicant in the circumstances set out in the regulations. Regulation 4.13 sets out the circumstances (paraphrased by …