Property
Our clients include major manufacturers, technology owners and developers, listed life sciences and biotechnology companies, communications and media organisations, software developers and resellers, publishers, internet service providers, major retailers, franchise and distribution networks, advertising agencies, marketing companies, universities, and government departments.
We act for leading Australian and global brands to protect and commercialise intellectual property assets and, where necessary, enforce their rights within Australia and internationally.
Commercialisation and licensing
We provide clients with advice regarding commercialisation of products, designs, inventions and other intellectual property. We also advise on brand protection strategies, IP assignments and licensing.
Confidential information
We act for clients in relation to preparing confidentiality agreements / non-disclosure agreements and in disputes concerning breaches of confidentiality.
Copyright
We advise clients on all aspects of copyright, such as licensing, agreements and disputes concerning copyright infringement, including obtaining Anton Piller orders. We have acted for clients in court proceedings brought for copyright infringement in relation to house plans, source code and other types of copyright. We provide advice in relation to copyright arrangements, clearances, subsistence, royalties, licensing and agreements.
Designs
We have been involved in some of the leading Australian industrial design cases and regularly advise clients on issues including registrability, infringement, and licensing of registered designs.
IP asset structuring
We advise clients on how best to structure their corporate arrangements to protect their IP and other assets. We help prepare relevant documentation and agreements to make these arrangements effective.
Patent litigation
We regularly act for clients in patent infringement and revocation disputes and litigation.
Trade marks
We have a substantial trade mark practice and provide a complete range of trade mark services to our clients, including trade mark availability and registrability searches, filing of Australian, New Zealand and international trade mark applications, prosecution of Australian and international trade mark applications, trade mark oppositions and removal actions, trade mark watching services, trade mark infringement action and dispute resolution in respect of trade mark matters.
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Advising the SmartSat CRC, a consortium of universities and other research organisations, on its IP management strategies.
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