The intellectual property of a business is often one of its most valuable assets. It can be the result of many years' research and development or the accumulation of goodwill in a brand or trade mark and can give a company its competitive edge. Ensuring its adequate protection can be critically important to the profitability and value of a business. Experience Our lawyers have extensive experience in providing legal services in all aspects of intellectual property.
Service range Our lawyers provide both commercial and litigation advice to clients.
The firm has extensive expertise in the area of protection of industrial designs and the complex overlap between copyright and industrial design protection, having been involved in some of the leading Australian design copyright cases. We have acted in some of Australia's most significant cases on copyright, including several major test cases, leading cases on reverse-engineering of industrial products and proceedings in the Copyright tribunal. We are proficient in documenting patent licences and other commercial arrangements involving patents, and in conducting patent litigation. We maintain close relations with Patent Attorneys who are able to advise on the patentability of inventions, interpreting patent specifications and preparing and prosecuting patent applications. The lawyers in our Intellectual Property Group are experienced in a advising clients on how to protect secrets and other confidential information which are often very valuable and important assets of a business, but vulnerable to misappropriation.