Watermark
Watermark's client base reflects the diversity of the range of skills and qualifications of our professional staff. Many clients have a long standing relationship with the firm; in some cases as long as half a century.
Clients
Patents
Watermark's professional personnel have extensive experience and technical expertise in a range of disciplines. We provide patent services to a large number of clients in Australia and overseas, combining solid legal protection with a well planned IP strategy to add value directly to a client's bottom line.
Local patent clients include:
- Effem Foods Pty Ltd
- Orbital Australia Pty Ltd
- Cochlear Limited
- CogState Limited
- Securency Pty Limited
- Stargames Corporation Pty Ltd
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft
- The Sanofi Aventis Group of Companies
- Inventio AG
- Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Trade Marks
Watermark's trade mark team has worked with a range of domestic and international clients to develop and manage their trade mark portfolio to best advantage in Australian and overseas markets. We assess each trade mark in the portfolio to ensure market position and optimum brand value throughout its life cycle. Our experience is that efficient monitoring of competitor activity, together with an understanding of a client's overall business strategy, enables tactical development of the portfolio to block competitors and build brand strength. Watermark has provided advice to clients in relation to packaging design, alignment of legal and marketing considerations, and protection strategies. Our expertise extends to Trade Practices law and the law of passing off as well as to domain and business name advice and registration.
Local trademark clients include:
- Saint Gobain Abrasives Pty Ltd
- Stafford Group Pty Ltd
- Roberts Estate Wines
- Austin Group Limited
- Bostik Australia Pty Ltd
- Melway Publishing Pty Ltd
- Wesfarmers Ltd
- Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co Limited
- Nad's Pty Limited
- Ferndale Confectionery Pty Ltd.
- Linen House Pty Ltd
- Swatch Group Limited
- Puma Aktiengesellschaft
- Diesel SpA
- Tetra Pak Group
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft
- ExxonMobil Corporation
- Zippo Manufacturing Company
