Intellectual Property

With new technologies continuously entering the market and the abundance of innovative ideas for products and services, intellectual property law is complex and constantly evolving. As most businesses have a presence online, it is even more important to identify, secure and protect valuable intangible assets. 

Our team provides advice on the development, protection, commercialisation, and enforcement of all forms of intellectual property. We provide strategic advice on intellectual property asset management for Australia and key international territories. 

We act for clients if a dispute arises or when enforcement steps are required to protect intellectual property assets including preventing counterfeit goods from entering Australia. 

The group has wide-ranging experience across industry sectors such as Federal and State Government, manufacturing, financial services, technology, media, energy & resources, education, telecommunications, and health.  

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Intellectual property expertise

The group has wide-ranging experience across many industry sectors including Federal and State Government, manufacturing, financial services, technology, media, energy & resources, education, telecommunications and health, amongst others.

The group’s expertise specifically includes:

We provide pre-application advice including comprehensive trade mark searching. We have extensive experience registering trade marks in Australia as well as overseas jurisdictions (including under the Madrid Protocol system) utilising international agents where required. 

Our trade mark services include the utilisation of a dedicated trade mark software program which enables us to track and monitor trade marks for clients. The firm currently manages thousands of trade marks for clients, registered all over the world. 

Our team manages patent and design portfolios for numerous local and international clients. Where required we liaise with patent attorneys with the appropriate technical background to file and prosecute patent applications on behalf of clients. 

Our team’s lawyers handle all aspect of design applications, from searching, registration, examination, oppositions, and enforcement. As part of our services we offer our clients assistance with freedom to operate searches, patentability and registrability advice, infringement and validity advice. 

Our team partners with our clients to commercialise, license and protect our clients’ valuable copyright works. We draft and negotiate complex copyright and other IP licences, particularly in the media, entertainment, technology, and financial services sectors. We act for creators and acquirers of content in print, electronic and digital media, providing innovative pre-publication advice, infringement advice and advertising clearances. 

Intellectual Property

Our experience

  • Global fashion label Managing an international trade mark portfolio, including all trade mark registration work in Australia and overseas, attending to renewals, trade mark infringement, availability and registrability advice, handling contentious matters and negotiating and documenting settlement agreements.
  • Global airline Advising on alleged copyright infringement relating to use of licensed music in a worldwide advertising campaign. Court proceedings for copyright infringement involved parties from US, UK, France and Australia with arguments as to ownership, originality, infringement, licences by various parties and arrangements with international copyright collection agencies.
  • Australian bank Assisting with a rebranding project involving registration of new trade marks and domain names.
  • Medical researcher Advising on the commercialisation of patented technology relating to the non-invasive measurement of blood oxygen, including the commercialisation arrangements with a Hospital. 
  • Major Australian University Advising on a copyright dispute over unauthorised use of published content.
  • National automotive parts retailer Advising on a dispute over the importation of counterfeit parts. 
  • Major energy company Advising on the development, protection and commercialisation of technology to produce digital maps of electricity assets.