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Intellectual Property & Trademark

Protecting Your Innovations

Intellectual Property law protects individuals and businesses, allowing them to safeguard their innovations, brand identity, and creative assets from unauthorised use, giving them the exclusive rights to their intellectual creations. Our lawyers offer comprehensive legal services to help you navigate the complexities of IP law, whether you are an entrepreneur, a startup, or an established business looking to protect your intellectual property. We advise on intellectual property Australia and understand Australian IP regulations thoroughly, ensuring your intellectual property rights are secure.

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Protecting Your Innovations

Intellectual Property law protects individuals and businesses, allowing them to safeguard their innovations, brand identity, and creative assets from unauthorised use, giving them the exclusive rights to their intellectual creations. Our lawyers offer comprehensive legal services to help you navigate the complexities of IP law, whether you are an entrepreneur, a startup, or an established business looking to protect your intellectual property. We advise on intellectual property Australia and understand Australian IP regulations thoroughly, ensuring your intellectual property rights are secure.

Securing Your Intellectual Property and Trademarks

Trademark Protection

We assist clients with securing and enforcing trademarks to protect their brand identity, business name, and domain. We guide you through the process, ensuring your brand assets are safeguarded. For trademark registration services specifically, including searches and applications with IP Australia, see our trademark registration service.

Copyrights & Designs

Our team helps protect your creative works through copyrights and industrial designs. We ensure your literary, artistic, and design innovations are legally secure from unauthorized use.

Patent Guidance

For your inventions and unique processes, we provide guidance on patent matters, helping you understand the requirements and securing the exclusive rights to your technological advancements.

IP Portfolio Management

We assist in managing and expanding your overall IP portfolio, ensuring all your intellectual assets are appropriately protected and strategically utilized within your business.

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Commercialisation and Dispute Resolution
for Your IP

In addition to protection, we also offer advice on the commercialisation of your IP, including licensing agreements and franchising. We help you negotiate and draft agreements that maximise your IP’s potential while safeguarding your interests. If disputes arise, we also assist in resolving IP conflicts through negotiation, mediation, and litigation, ensuring that your valuable assets are defended and your rights upheld under intellectual property law. For commercial agreements involving intellectual property, licensing arrangements, and brand-related contracts more broadly, our commercial lawyers advise on drafting and negotiation.

Empowering You with Intellectual Property Knowledge

Our goal is to empower clients to effectively leverage their intellectual property and navigate the legal landscape with confidence. If you wish to protect your brand, prevent infringement, or expand your IP portfolio, we have you covered where legal knowledge is needed, offering comprehensive solutions for all aspects of intellectual property rights. Where intellectual property disputes proceed to the Federal Court, our litigation lawyers act in infringement proceedings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to register a trademark in Australia?

IP Australia’s filing fee for a standard trademark application starts at approximately $250 to $400 per class of goods or services, depending on whether you use the standard “Pick List” of terms. Legal fees for preparing and managing the application, including searches to assess registrability, are separate from this filing fee. We provide a clear quote before commencing any trademark application.

How long does trademark registration take in Australia?

A straightforward, unopposed trademark application typically takes 7 to 9 months from filing to registration, due to the mandatory examination and opposition period built into the process. If the application is opposed by a third party, registration can take significantly longer.

What is the difference between registering a business name and a trademark?

Registering a business name with ASIC allows you to legally trade under that name, but it does not give you exclusive rights to use it, and it does not prevent someone else from registering a similar or identical trademark. A registered trademark with IP Australia gives you enforceable exclusive rights to use that brand for the goods or services you register it against, nationally. Many businesses register a business name without realising it provides no protection against a competitor adopting a similar brand.

Has someone infringed your intellectual property or trademarks?

Whether you need to secure a trademark, manage patents, or resolve an IP dispute, our team is ready to provide strategic legal support.