---
number: 33
title: The trade marks are filed — SPELLGROVE and LEGEND OF RAH at IP Australia
date: 2026-10-20
summary: Two Australian word-mark applications, SPELLGROVE (2706928) and LEGEND OF RAH (2706929), classes 9 and 41, owner CoCreations Australia Pty Ltd, filed on 19 October 2026. IP Australia's two "Your trade mark has been filed" letters arrived the next morning and are kept with the filing receipt. They are an acknowledgement, not a decision — the examiner's turn comes in about three to four months.
epic: naming-and-brand
status: delivered
artifacts: ["workshop/brand/trademark/README.md","workshop/brand/trademark/2026-10-20-ip-australia-filed-letter-2706928-SPELLGROVE.pdf","workshop/brand/trademark/2026-10-20-ip-australia-filed-letter-2706929-LEGEND-OF-RAH.pdf","workshop/brand/trademark/2026-10-19-ip-australia-filing-receipt-AMCZ-2616357840.html"]
cta: [object Object]
---

On the evening of 19 October Kris filed the two word marks himself through the IP Australia
portal. On the morning of the 20th the portal's inbox had two new items, one per mark, each
titled "IP Right Filed": a letter headed **Your trade mark has been filed**. This page is those
two letters, read, and what they settle.

## What the letters say

| Trade mark | Application | Filed | Classes | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPELLGROVE | **2706928** | 19 October 2026 | 9 and 41 | CoCreations Australia Pty Ltd |
| LEGEND OF RAH | **2706929** | 19 October 2026 | 9 and 41 | CoCreations Australia Pty Ltd |

Both letters are dated 20 October and are twelve pages, nearly all of it the goods-and-services
list: **class 9** is downloadable game software, mobile apps, virtual-world and avatar goods and
downloadable electronic publications; **class 41** is online games, entertainment services,
game competitions and non-downloadable publications. These are IP Australia's pre-approved
wording, picked from its list, which is why the fee was the standard A$250 per class.

**It settles one loose end:** the record written the night of the filing had to guess which
number belonged to which mark, from the order of the payments. The letters name them, and the
guess was right — SPELLGROVE is 2706928, LEGEND OF RAH is 2706929.

## So it *is* just the acknowledgement

Yes. Nothing in either letter asks for anything. What it says happens next:

1. **An examiner assesses each application** against the Trade Marks Act 1995 — usually about
   **three to four months**. (Expediting is possible on request through online services; there
   is no reason to yet.)
2. **If accepted**, the mark is advertised for **two months**, during which anyone can oppose it.
   With no opposition, or one that fails, it **registers**; the certificate follows, renewal is
   due every ten years, and protection runs from the filing date.
3. **If not accepted**, IP Australia sends a report saying why, and the applicant has **15
   months** from its date to answer.

One thing to do, which is small: the letters ask the applicant to **check the application
summary is correct**, and say any amendment is requested in online services. The summary lists
the right owner, marks and classes. The one line worth a glance is the representative: the
letters are addressed to, and name as representative, *The Trustee for Randall Family Trust*,
not CoCreations — presumably how the account was set up, and harmless, but worth knowing that
the examiner's correspondence will go there.

The email also carries a line about **TM Headstart** being a quick-turnaround service that needs
an urgent response to amendments or payments. It reads as a standard footer on the portal's
mail; the letters themselves are ordinary "filed" notices with no payment or amendment due, and
the A$1,000 was paid at filing. If a Headstart-flavoured request ever does arrive, that one is
time-boxed.

## Where the documents are

In the repo's private `workshop/brand/trademark/`, beside the filing receipt — **not on the
site**. The letters carry a home address and the receipt carries payment details, and the site
is the one public surface. The download links in the email expire after seven days and IP
Australia keeps each item for fifteen months, so the PDFs were saved the day they arrived.
Still Kris's, as before: the US (intent-to-use or Madrid from this base), a fixed-fee attorney's
once-over before the Kickstarter, and the banner lock-up restyle.