Our Services

Drafting

We take great pride in the quality of our drafting work. We appreciate that it is vital to consult with the inventor or someone with complete knowledge of the invention when drafting new patent applications. This can be done by telephone or electronic means, but where necessary or desired, we are happy to travel to deal directly with you. Unlike most of our competitors, we have a practice of peer review of drafting work. This does not incur any additional costs and helps ensure the best possible outcome for clients.

Filing

We have a team of experienced paralegals who arrange filing of all IP applications in Australia and around the world, under the supervision of a qualified Patent Attorney. Our attorneys are qualified to act directly before the Patent Offices in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and many Pacific Island nations.

Prosecution

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick has been recognised as one of Australia’s top tier firms in patent and trade mark prosecution by Managing Intellectual Property since 2005.

“Prosecution” is the term commonly used to describe the process of responding to examination reports.

We assign the appropriate professional to conduct the prosecution, based on technical capability and cost effectiveness for the client. For local clients, the professional who drafted the specification will normally conduct the prosecution, although Partner supervised prosecution is undertaken where appropriate and where that would result in a cost saving.

Strategic advice

A fundamental role of our patent attorneys is to work with you to identify and advise on the patentability of new ideas. Our patent attorneys are also experienced in responding to adverse examination reports and mounting arguments to retain the broadest possible patent protection.

Our legal team can advise you on commercialisation of your IP such as licencing and other IP agreements. As experienced litigators and patent attorneys, they can work with you on patent infringement matters and have considerable experience providing infringement advice and opinions, preparing and responding to letters alleging IP infringement, negotiating and concluding settlements, and representing clients in the mediation of intellectual property disputes.

Searching

Our wholly-owned company, IP Organisers, has one of the largest specialist IP research teams in Australia. The research team includes six full-time professionals, with qualifications and experience in chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, engineering, information technology, law, trade marks, domain names and company information. The group includes two patent attorneys, a lawyer, a trade mark attorney and a registered private investigator.
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Portfolio management

We can provide IP portfolio management services by appointing an IP Manager to work with you to oversee ongoing IP matters.

As an adjunct to the IP management service, or as a stand-alone service, your portfolio can be recorded on a secure web page, allowing you to access it anytime, anywhere.

Legal representation

We have intellectual property litigation experience conducted before the Federal Court of Australia, Federal Magistrates Court, State Supreme Courts and on appeal before the High Court of Australia. We also act in contested matters concerning registration of intellectual property rights decided by IP Australia. All patent disputes are supervised by a partner who is both a lawyer and a registered patent attorney. This gives us unique insights into the process.

Renewals

We have a sophisticated proprietary intellectual property database to monitor progress of an application through to grant, and maintain properties after grant, providing early notice of renewal dates. We have a specialised team of paralegals who monitor and renew applications, send you reminders and process payments.

We act directly to renew applications with the Australian, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, United States and United Kingdom Patent Offices.