Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers
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IP Lawyers
Progressive Legal is a Sydney based IP law firm that specialises in protecting your Intellectual Property (IP).
It’s vital for you to protect your business’ IP to ensure long term financial success and brand building, which often a lot of business owners forget. It’s only when the IP of a business has been stolen or under attack, is it really clear how important that is. There’s so much IP being generated in businesses nowadays, in some instances, it is the most important asset of that business.
As one of the highest rated Sydney-based IP law firms, you can count on us for expert legal services that are affordable, personable and reputable. Contact us today for a no-obligation free quote.
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What is intellectual property?
Intellectual Property consists of products of the human mind and creativity that are protected by law. IP is often the single most important asset of an enterprise. This is why you need to know about it. Like tangible property, IP can be bought, sold, rented. It does have economic value, often great economic value.
Intellectual property is fast becoming extremely valuable, even for small business. Intellectual Property is one of the most talked about topics in business today, yet one of the least understood.
Intellectual property rights allow creators to benefit from their work
IP rights are like any other property right. They allow creators, or owners, of patents, trademarks or copyrighted works to benefit from their own work or investment in a creation.
The IP system helps strike a balance between the interests of innovators and the public interest, providing an environment in which creativity and invention can flourish, for the benefit of all.
In Australia, Intellectual Property is divided into 5 categories: Patents, Trade marks, Copyright, Plantbreeders Rights, Registered Designs.
Intellectual Property FAQs
What is an IP lawyer?
An IP Lawyer is a Lawyer specialised in the Intellectual Property area of Law. An IP Lawyer can assist you and your business with protecting, managing and commercialising your IP assets. Intellectual Property includes Trade Marks, Designs, Patents, Trade Secrets and Copyright.
How can an IP law firm help you?
An IP Law firm can help you with protecting, managing and commercialising your IP assets.
We can register trade marks on your behalf, making sure you own the IP that third parties created for you, draft copyright notices and intellectual property clauses in your legal documents. We can help you manage any disputes in relation to infringement of IP. Confidentiality documents, specific provisions in employment agreements or independent contractors agreements, non-disclosure agreements etc.
What's the difference between a patent attorney and IP lawyer?
A patent attorney hasn’t necessarily graduated with a Law Degree and doesn’t have the right to practise as a Lawyer or Barrister.
They are registered with the Trans Tasman IP Attorneys Board and limited to only advising in relation to patent law matters.
Only a qualified lawyer would be able to act should a dispute arise in relation to a patent or Court proceedings.
What qualifies as intellectual property?
Intellectual property refers to intangible assets issued from creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names and images used in branding or commerce.
Trade marks of a business e.g. name, logo, tag-lines, hashtags, favicons, any other “badges of origin” of the business. Copyright in literary works, designs, logos and other branding assets, anything that is created on or behalf of the business that is valuable and created for these specific purposes.
Who owns intellectual property?
Intellectual Property is initially owned by the creator. IP will remain property of the creator until rights are assigned over to another person or legal entity, such as a company or a trust.
It’s really important to make sure you as a business owner are the owner of the IP so you have full control over its use.
Employees generally will create IP that is owned by the business, however third-party contractors are not employees and just because you pay for the work to be created, doesn’t mean you have ownership to it, unless it has been specifically assigned over to the business.
It’s a common misconception.
What are the 5 types of intellectual property?
The 5 common types of intellectual property for a business are Trade Marks, Designs, Patents, Trade Secrets and Copyright.
What areas can you help me with?
We can help you with the following:
- Trade marks
- Copyright advice
- Copyright Infringement advice
- Patents
- Registered Designs
- Infringement of Intellectual Property (IP)
- IP Licensing Agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreement / Confidentiality Agreement
- Deed of Confidentiality
- Deed of Assignment of Intellectual Property (IP)
- Deed of Assignment of a Trade Mark
- Deed of Assignment of Copyright
- Getting the right corporate structure
“What I needed was a team that could advise me in language I could understand, everything I needed from privacy policies and trademarks to insurance and supplier agreements.”
Sabrina Jacquier Parr, Founder at Keeko Oil
Understanding Intellectual Property
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Video: Why is Intellectual Property becoming so critical to small business?
It’s vital for small businesses to protect their IP for long term financial success and brand building, and to be more competitive than industry rivals.
Video: How to protect your business’ intellectual property from internal and external threats?
Sometimes the major threat to a business might not be external. A threat could come from potential partners of your business, directors, employees, or contractors of your business.
Video: Do you realise how many different pieces of IP your business has and what must be protected?
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