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29 January 2015Trademarks

IP Australia clarifies 5 Seconds of Summer trademark confusion

Australia’s intellectual property office has confirmed that it has accepted a trademark application by pop band, 5 Seconds of Summer, despite it initially being rejected because an examiner had “never heard of” them.

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