Trade Mark Registration
With valuable experience in managing large trade mark portfolios and, as some of our staff are dual-qualified as Registered Trade Marks Attorneys, we can help you achieve your goals in protecting and enhancing the value of your brands in Australia and abroad.
We offer a full range of trade mark services from:
- Brand Conception - advising on issues relevant to the development of robust, valuable and legally enforceable brands - eg brands that are distinctive.
- Clearance Advices - conducting trade mark clearance and registration searches to advise on prospects of registering your brands as trade marks and any associated infringement issues.
- Drafting, filing & prosecuting - advising you on issues relating to scope of protection and drafting specification of goods and services, filing and prosecuting applications through to registration - including liaising with Examiners at IP Australia here in Canberra to overcome adverse reports.
- Oppositions - filing and defending oppositions against trade mark applications including appearing on your behalf in Opposition Hearings here in Canberra at IP Australia.
- Licensing & Commercialisation - drafting a wide range of trade mark licensing, sponsorship, alliance, franchising and joint venture agreements to give effect to the successful commercialisation of your trade mark rights.
- International aspects - advising on international aspects of trade marks including filing and managing international trade mark applications.
- Domain Names - advising on inter-relationship issues between domain names and trade marks.
- Watching service - keeping an eye on your competitors’ trade mark activities and alerting you to any potentially infringing trade marks.
- Management - Managing your trade mark portfolio including keeping you informed of important dates relating to acceptance, renewal fees, maintaining a trade mark licence register, and being your address for service for all matters relating your portfolio.
To find out more, please contact us.