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Patent Prosecution & Strategy
From provisional filings to granted patents. Mechanical, electrical, software, and process innovations. We read the drawings before we read the brief.
Patent services →Intellectual Property Law · Melbourne
Protecting the ideas
your business is
built upon
We work with creators and inventors to protect what they’ve worked hard to build. Whether it’s a patent, a trade mark, a design, a brand, or a dispute that needs resolving, we bring deep expertise and a practical approach every time.
We coordinate seamlessly across international jurisdictions, so wherever your business operates, your IP is in expert hands.
Your IP is too important to wait
340+
IP matters filed
25yr
In practice
30+
Jurisdictions handled
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Trade Mark Registration
Protect your name, logo, and identity in Australia and internationally. Clearance searches, applications, oppositions, and renewals.
Trade mark services →03
Design Registration
Protect the visual appearance of your products. Australian registered designs, international registrations, and design audit support.
Design services →Two ways in
Whether your work lives in CAD or on a moodboard, we speak your language
Technical & Industrial
Engineering, Technology & Medical Devices
Mechanical, electrical, software and semiconductor patents, plus medical devices and health technology. We’ve prosecuted matters from BLDC motor control to FPGA architectures, surgical instruments and distributed SaaS platforms.
Explore technical IP →Creative & Brand
Fashion, Design & Creative Industries
Your brand is your most valuable asset. We protect marks and designs for fashion labels, design studios and creative agencies, from clearance through to enforcement.
Explore creative IP →In their words
“I have really valued her input and total professionalism over many years managing Monash University Engineering Faculty IP.”
“Belinda translated a complex technical brief into claims our overseas counsel could file straight through. Calm, exact, and refreshingly commercial.”
“Practical advice we could act on, not a thesis. Our trade mark portfolio is finally working for the business rather than sitting in a drawer.”
From the desk
Plain-English commentary on Australian and international IP
Why the apparatus and method matter as independent claims
Filing the method without the apparatus (or vice versa) is one of the most common ways a strong invention ends up with a weak patent. Here’s how we structure claim sets that survive design-arounds.
Read the piece →Clearance, classes, and the cost of a rushed filing
A practical checklist for founders before you file your first mark, including the three classes most applicants get wrong.
Read →Registered designs: the underused weapon in your IP stack
Where a design registration outperforms a trade mark or a patent, and the filing windows you can’t miss.
Read →Ready to protect what you’ve built?
Your IP is too important to wait