Australia - updates to E-Form & ATMOSS

The E-Form TM application system and the ATMOSS database on the IP Australia website

have recently been updated.

The new version of ATMOSS has the following additions:

1. "Allow search by ‘notification date’ as shown below (this can be found under the Advanced Search Option):
2. TM number ‘from’ Range now functions correctly.
3. If a TM record is a Certification mark, there will be a hyperlink to the “Certification Mark Rules” on the Trade Mark Details page."

The changes to the E-Form TM application system include:

1. "For TM Headstart Applications, Email address is now mandatory for both the address for correspondence and applicant details screen
2. The system has been updated so that there is a limit of how many categories you can select using the picklist. The maximum number of categories you can select is 2,000 per application.
3. Customers now have the option of emailing themselves an official receipt for TM Applications, TM Headstart Requests and TM Headstart payments.
4. Customers can now enter up to 200 characters for an organisation name. If organisation is also the Address for Correspondence then they will be asked to provide an abbreviated name with a limit of 35 characters."

Source & for further information

IP Australia news - Updates to Trade Marks online forms and ATMOSS