Australian Made Campaign Limited (AMCL) has applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to vary the rules of the Australian Made, Australian Grown certification trade mark. The ACCC is inviting comments on the application.
Particular proposed changes relate to:
You can find a copy of AMCL’s application documents below.
Under the Trade Marks Act 1995, the ACCC must approve variations to CTM rules. The ACCC is particularly interested in submissions relating to whether the amended rules would be likely to:
If you want more information on what issues the ACCC has to consider in assessing certification trade marks, see our letter below and Certification Trade Marks: the role of the ACCC.
On 4 April 2014 the ACCC issued its initial assessment of the application to vary the rules.
The ACCC proposed, subject to any request for a conference or lodgement of written submissions, to approve the application.
Please see the letter below for more information.
The ACCC did not receive any submissions on its initial assessment. On 20 June 2014 the ACCC issued a final assessment approving the application. Please see below for a link to a copy of the amended rules.
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