How we can help
Intellectual property delivers value only when it is strategically protected, actively managed and enforced with confidence. We work with rights owners and commercial users to secure, defend and extract value from IP assets at every stage of growth, from creation and commercialisation through to dispute resolution and enforcement.
We advise on trade mark, patent, design and copyright prosecution, portfolio strategy and lifecycle management, IP licensing and technology transfer, due diligence and asset audits, regulatory alignment and high‑stakes litigation. We regularly act in contested matters before IP Australia and the Federal Court, including complex cross‑border disputes involving competing brands, technologies and market access.
Our approach integrates IP with broader commercial and regulatory strategy. We understand that brand protection, innovation and compliance intersect with competition law, supply chains, distribution models and market regulation – and our advice reflects that reality.
We act across technology, health, consumer brands, media, construction and energy. Trusted by start‑ups, listed companies, multinationals and international law firms for Australian matters, we move decisively, communicate clearly and focus on outcomes that protect revenue, market position and long‑term value. Through active INTA participation and strong cross‑border enforcement capability, we coordinate multi‑jurisdictional brand protection strategies. Where others default to process, we focus on strategy.
Experience
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Village Roadshow
Managed global brand protection strategy and acted in a cross-border trade mark dispute against VUR Village (Blackstone-owned VILLAGE HOTELS) spanning litigation in the Federal Court of Australia and 20+ revocation actions across multiple jurisdictions. -
Popsockets
Successfully negotiated a favourable resolution in trade mark opposition proceedings against Tennis Australia's POP TENNIS application. -
Open Text Corporation
Defending patent infringement proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia arising from eDiscovery software patents. -
Tabcorp
Handling prosecution of trade mark applications for the iconic TAB brand and acting in brand protection opposition proceedings. -
BOSHI
Achieved withdrawal of trade mark oppositions brought by Hugo Boss AG and Robert Bosch GmbH against the client's core house brand, securing registration. -
Fleet Space Technologies
Defending trade mark opposition proceedings brought by Inmarsat Global Limited (Viasat group) relating to Fleet Space's key FLEET marks.