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Business names
Registration of a business name is obligatory and this should be arranged before use of a name commences. The mere registration of a business name does not provide any enforceable rights but registration gives de facto rights in the sense that third parties cannot register confusingly similar names.
The registration process
The registration system is not centralised and to obtain registrations Australia-wide, registration must be sought in each of the six Australian States and two Territories. The registration process is straightforward but the practice of the various registries is not uniform.
Davies Collison Cave’s business name services
Davies Collison Cave can help you register Australian business names. Our trade marks team will:
- conduct full clearance trade mark searches to flag any possible conflicts;
- check the official records of business names because registration of the name by a third party in the same or a similar field would be indicative of pre-existing common law rights;
- prepare and register applications in all Australia jurisdictions.
To find out more about our business name registration services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
