Background
- Members of the business community and industry nominated 40 of Australia’s most prominent trade marks for consideration as part of IP Australia’s “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark” competition. In order to be eligible for consideration in the competition, trade marks were required to be either registered first in Australia or first used in Australia before they were registered.
- IP Australia then asked a panel comprising Siimon Reynolds, Carla Zampatti, George Gregan and Ken Done to choose their top 10 trade marks from the initial list of 40 marks (all panel members advised IP Australia of any relevant connections with the trade marks or associated businesses). The list of top 10 trade marks chosen by the panel forms the final voting list for IP Australia’s “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark” competition.
- There are no prizes on offer as part of the competition.
- People wishing to vote for their favourite trade mark from the list of top 10 trade marks may do so, and IP Australia will tally the votes lodged in accordance with these terms and conditions to determine “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark”.
Voting and announcement of the winner
- Votes may only be lodged online at: www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tmcentenary
- Votes may only be lodged from 12.00 midday AEST on Monday 3 July 2006 until 5.30 pm AEST on Thursday 3 August 2006.
- Although only one vote may be lodged at a time, you may vote more than once by revisiting the voting page at www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tmcentenary. You are not to use any form of “scripting”, “robot” or similar electronic measure to lodge multiple votes.
- IP Australia will tally the votes for each of the top 10 trade marks. The trade mark with the highest number of votes at the close of voting will be declared “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark”. In the event that two or more trade marks receive the equal highest number of votes, those marks will be jointly declared “Australia’s Favourite Trade Marks”.
- IP Australia is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer network, communication link, server, internet provider, or traffic congestion on any computer network that prevents or hinders a person’s ability to take part in the competition. If you experience a technical problem with voting, please contact IP Australia at: marketing@ipaustralia.gov.au
- If for any reason the voting service associated with the competition is not capable of running as planned (due to causes including, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the voting service), IP Australia reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to:
- cancel, suspend or re-run the competition;
- extend the deadline for the close of voting; or
- disqualify any votes registered from a person who appears to have tampered with the voting process and take any action that may be available to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the voting service to prevent further such activity.
- IP Australia may disqualify any votes received from a person in breach of these terms and conditions.
- KPMG will audit the voting process internally within IP Australia (including technical and manual controls) to ensure compliance with these terms and conditions.
- “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark” will be announced by IP Australia in late August 2006 (with details published on the IP Australia website at www.ipaustralia.gov.au and on the Trade Marks Centenary website www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tmcentenary), after IP Australia has received and considered KPMG’s audit report.
- IP Australia’s decision on the winner of the “Australia’s Favourite Trade Mark” competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Other matters
- By voting in the competition, you agree to these terms and conditions. IP Australia reserves the right to vary the terms and conditions without notice.
- All votes lodged in connection with the competition become the property of IP Australia and you agree that IP Australia may use information about voting in any way it wishes.
- All trade marks appearing in the competition remain the property of their respective owners. IP Australia does not endorse or approve any business associated with, or any goods or services provided under or in connection with, any of the trade marks appearing in this competition.
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, IP Australia excludes all and any liability to any person for loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses of any kind (however caused, including by negligence) arising from or relating in any way to the competition and/or any use of the competition website.