The national and international reputation of our intellectual property lawyers and patent and trade marks attorneys means our team has received the highest recognition.
We have recently been voted:
- Leading Australian IP Firm 2010 – Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers
- Leading Australian IP Firm 2010 – Asia Pacific Legal 500
- Leading Australian IP Firm 2010 – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
- Australian IP Firm of the Year 2009 – Managing Intellectual Property
- The Leading Australian Patent Litigation Firm 2009 – Managing Intellectual Property
- The Leading Australian Trademark Litigation Firm 2009 – Managing Intellectual Property
- Leading Australian Copyright Firm 2009 – Managing Intellectual Property
Streamlined and comprehensive service
Whether you're protecting a new idea or involved in a multi-jurisdictional dispute, you need advisers who can help with all facets of intellectual property law.
Our intellectual property practice gives you access to a streamlined service from some of the world's top intellectual property practitioners. We're known for our pragmatic, commonsense approach. For experience and credentials in the region, we're unmatched.
We combine the skills of our commercial and litigation intellectual property lawyers with those of our integrated Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys firm allowing us to offer a comprehensive intellectual property service. Our ability to provide seamless advice for the creation, commercialisation, management, protection and enforcement of our clients' intellectual property rights sets us apart from our competitors.
Experience you can count on
Our lawyers and attorneys have been at the forefront of changes to intellectual property law and are regularly consulted by the legal and business communities.
We've successfully acted for clients in major litigation proceedings relating to infringement of patents, trade marks, copyright and design rights, as well as breaches of confidence and information technology rights.
Our expertise also extends to undertaking investigations of intellectual property misuse, advising on anti-piracy programs and arranging searches for confiscation of infringing materials through customs and liaison with the Federal Police.
We've tackled legal issues arising in the new technologies environment such as Internet partnering arrangements, protection of domain names and privacy. We make full use of the range of additional technical qualifications of our team, which includes areas such as chemistry, biotechnology, engineering and computer science.
Regional intellectual property service
Our intellectual property experts assist in the protection of our client's intellectual property rights right across the Asia region.
Our full local practice offices in Hong Kong and Beijing look after the filing and prosecution of trade mark applications, renewals, assignments, licences, oppositions, cancellations, and infringement actions as well as providing legal advice on trade mark matters across Greater China.
In Australia, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea, our team can enforce your intellectual property rights (patents, trade marks, copyright design and confidential information), defend you against infringement allegations and litigate in respect of any intellectual property matter.
We also draft patent specifications for clients in the region and deal directly with the intellectual property registration authorities in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea for all patent and trade mark matters including filing and opposition.
