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Australian design registration provides protection only within Australia. If you
want to apply for registration in other countries, you also need to apply for
design registration in those countries.
Be careful not to take any action that may prevent you from registering
your design in your overseas markets.
Australia is party to the Paris Convention which can be used when applying
for design registration overseas. Under this convention, the filing date of
an Australian design
application can usually be used to establish priority for
corresponding design applications made overseas, if done within 6 months of
filing the Australian application.
It is a good idea to conduct a search of the databases
available before applying for design registration. It can save you a great deal
of time and money.
General
Considerations
Applying
for a Design Overseas
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