Watermark
Watermark
Our firm was founded in 1859 by Edward Waters, and is the oldest patent and trade mark firm still practising in Australia today. Watermark has built a reputation both nationally and internationally as a leader in providing relevant, timely, and cost-effective IP services.
A Commercial Focus
Watermark has a reputation for contributing to the commercial success of our clients. We see our role as going beyond the traditional boundaries of IP firms to create a comprehensive service to assist our clients to fully manage their intellectual property (IP) portfolios from inception through to the marketplace and beyond. We don't just help our clients to protect their intellectual property; we also help them to maximise the value of their investment in research, product development and marketing.
Our experienced patent attorneys are qualified in a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines, and are trained to respond creatively to the intellectual property challenges our clients face and to work with them to achieve a better outcome in terms of both technical understanding and commercial strategy. Several of our attorneys spent many years working in the very industries our firm services, giving them an invaluable understanding of the environment in which our clients operate.
Watermark’s lawyers have a wealth of expertise in areas such as technology licensing, research contracts, software development and licensing, secrecy agreements, publishing contracts, trade mark licensing, franchising, patent and trade mark litigation and Federal Court appeals from IP Australia decisions.
A more comprehensive range of services
In addition to intellectual property advice, our experienced practitioners provide a full range of services designed to maximize the value of our clients' innovation. Some examples are:
- analysis for market opportunities;
- planning R&D around current and projected market demands;
- advising the management of product development around competitor activity;
- strategically developing an IP portfolio to fully protect our clients' interests;
- assistance with planning business strategies and seeking financial assistance;
- maintaining and protecting clients' IP portfolios;
- monitoring of competitor IP activity.
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