Information Retrieval

• State of the art patent searches, internationally or by specific country
• Searches to determine the validity of patents and designs
• Patent, trade mark and design infringement risk searches
• Internet domain name searches and conflict advice
• Competitor surveillance
• Watching services for specific properties or technologies

Conflict Resolution

• Advice on directing development around competitors' patents and design registrations
• Advice on selecting trade marks and avoiding conflict with competitors' brands or domain names
• Conducting and defending oppositions to patents, trade marks or designs
• Re-examination of patents
• Removing or limiting the registration of unused trade marks
• Intellectual Property litigation and dispute resolution

Commercialisation

• Assistance in buying and selling intellectual property
• Licensing intellectual property in or out
• Assistance to commercialise innovations
• Obtaining market information
• IP audits and IP portfolio management
• Identification of potential partners & licensees
• Identification of potential investors
• Assistance with accessing government grants
• Structure company spin-offs & start-ups

Intellectual Property Portfolio Maintenance Services

• Renewal of patents, trade mark and design registrations
• Recordal of ownership changes
• Recordal of licenses
• Provision of portfolio reports
• Ongoing portfolio development