Trade Marks

Trade mark protection is the key to securing the brands and images that distinguish a company from its competitors. Kaizen's team of highly qualified trade marks attorneys has the experience to help our clients successfully protect their brand and image.

We offer a comprehensive range of trade mark services including:

	advice on brand creation and meeting trade mark registration requirements in Australia and overseas
	filing of trade mark applications locally and internationally, including via the Madrid Protocol
	prosecution of trade mark applications, including appearance at hearings
	defending actions for trade mark removal
	acting in opposition proceedings
	trade mark searching and watching services.

Design

Registered designs protect the industrial designs that drive companies in the knowledge economy. Spruson&Ferguson's team of highly qualified patent attorneys and lawyers have the experience to help our clients successfully protect their designs.

We offer a comprehensive range of registered design services including:

	filing registered design applications in Australia and overseas
	all aspects of prosecution of designs applications
	advice in relation to infringement
	design watches, novelty and infringement searches.

Patents

Patents are a vital way to safeguard innovation - protection that gives businesses a real competitive edge. Kaizen's team of highly qualified patent attorneys has the experience and expertise to help our clients successfully protect these innovations.

We offer a comprehensive range of patent services across all technology areas including:

	drafting patent specifications for Australian and international jurisdictions
	filing provisional, innovation and complete applications, including Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications
	prosecution of applications and appearance at hearings
	defending and opposing patents in opposition proceedings
	advice in relation to the infringement and validity of patents
	patent searching
	patent watching
	patent renewals.

Copyright

Copyright is an important aspect of intellectual property protection.
Kaizen's team of highly qualified patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers have the experience to help our clients successfully protect their ideas.

We offer a comprehensive range of services for these matters including:

	advice on copyright ownership and infringement
	enforcement of copyright
	advice in relation to infringement
	company and business names.