Intellectual Property

Our team handles trade mark registration for clients. Trade mark registration is filed with IP Australia. The process includes a trade mark search, filing the application, examination by IP Australia, and registration if accepted. Trade mark registration is filed with IP Australia. The process includes a trade mark search, filing the application, examination by IP Australia, acceptance and publication for opposition (2 months), and registration. The current filing fee is per class. Registration lasts 10 years and is renewable.

At our firm, the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) protects original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, as well as films, sound recordings, broadcasts, and published editions. Protection is automatic upon creation. Protection generally lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. Fair dealing provisions allow limited use without permission.

Our team helps protect your confidential information and trade secrets. Confidential information and trade secrets are protected through confidentiality agreements (NDAs), employment contract clauses, and equitable obligations of confidence. In Queensland, the equitable action for breach of confidence requires that the information was imparted in circumstances of confidence.

When you sell your business, our team ensures IP assets are properly identified and transferred. When a business is sold, IP assets (trade marks, copyright, patents, designs, domain names) should be specifically identified in the sale agreement. Our team helps with IP due diligence and transfer documentation.

Our team can help you with design registration. Design registration protects the visual appearance of a product and is filed with IP Australia. protects the visual appearance of a product and is filed with IP Australia. A design must be new and distinctive. Once registered, the initial term is 5 years, renewable for a further 5 years (maximum 10 years). The filing fee is for a standard application.