Trade marks

Guide to Australian, Victorian, British and American trade marks held by the Library.

Great Britain trade marks

 Le Coq D'or Wickham & Co Devonshire, England Trade Marks Journal 3 Oct, 1928, p1580Trade marks 

First registered in 1875 under a system of 50 Classes of goods. In 1934 the 50 Class system was replaced with a 34 Class system. In 1984, services as well as goods were registered, and the classification system was extended to 42 Classes. (Source "Useful books" (1) GB Section 2.7 Trade marks). Currently, there are 45 classes (34 for goods and 11 for services, following the Nice classification).

Print journals

1876 to 1989 (incomplete)  The Trade Marks Journal. - This is held in offsite storage.

Arranged in Class order, with registration number, name of registrant, and description of the trade marked product. Contains illustrations of accepted applications advertised before registration. Includes an annual name index to registrants 1876-1978 (Source "Useful books" (1) GB Section 2.7 Trade marks).

Online

Search for currently registered trade marks via the GB Intellectual Property Office website. Issues of The Trade Marks Journal from February 2023 to current are also available for download.

United States trade marks

Premier Pure Preserves Francis H Leggett & Co New York, USA Trade Marks Journal 22 Aug 1928, p 1350As with Australia and the UK, the US follows the Nice classification for the registration of trade marks.(45 classes).

Print journal, indexes included

1872 to 1971 - Official gazette of the United States Patent Office -  covers trade marks & patents

1972 to 1975 - Official gazette of the United State Patent Office. Trademarks

These are both held in offsite storage, and issues need to be requested by staff.on behalf of library patrons.

Print index

Keyword index of registered trade marks, 1790 to 1873, published in Volume 3 (pages 1,930 to 1,946) of the Subject-matter index of patents for inventions issued by the United States Patent Office from 1790 to 1873, inclusive (1976).

Online index

Index of trademarks issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office - 1927-1994 (incomplete) (Hathi Trust Digital Library). Each annual volume contains an alphabetical list of registrants of trademarks.

Online databases

Search for US trade marks via the United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

International trade marks

Two free international trade mark databases are the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Global Brand Database (includes Australian trade mark registrations), and the TMView database (registered trade marks of EU member states).

Gramophone records

Gramophone

The Duophone & Unbreakable Record Company, London
Trade Marks Journal 29 August 1928, p 1376

Trade mark Jnl 28 Aug 1928 p 1377

Goodson Gramophone Record Company London
Trade Marks Journal 29 August 1928, p1377

Useful book