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A highly awarded approach to client service
Davies Collison Cave's focus on the best legal talent and client service has seen it consistently rank as Australia's top IP practice for our patent, trade marks and litigation services.
Without patent protection, innovation
is simply an idea
Davies Collison Cave’s patent group has unrivalled experience protecting innovation in all technical areas—from life sciences and biotechnology to information technology and mechanical engineering.
The filing, grant and defence of patents is a technically complex process. The advice of a skilled and experienced patent attorney is critical navigating the maze of legal requirements and ensuring your invention is fully protected.
Our patent services: from filing to defence
What are patents?
In Australia, patents may be granted for inventions relating to products, methods, apparatus, materials or processes. A granted patent gives the patent owner the exclusive right to use the invention.
Our patent attorneys offer a comprehensive range of advice and services in Australia and New Zealand:
- preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications,
- patent novelty searches and assessments,
- conducting oppositions,
- the provision of infringement and validity opinions, and the enforcement of patent and design rights.
The DCC difference: experience and skills
When engaging a patent attorney, two factors are critical: proven experience with a wide range of patent matters, and detailed technical skills in the technology area.
Australia’s largest and most experienced patent attorneys
Davies Collison Cave is Australia’s largest filer of patent applications. We not only handle over 14% of all standard patents filed in Australia each year, but our patent attorneys build upon over 100 years of patent drafting, filing and prosecution experience.
Technical specialists that know their plasmoids from their plasmids
It is critical that your patent attorney understand the fine details of your invention; poorly drafted patent applications can have serious implications on your ability to defend your intellectual property. With over 55 patent attorneys and partners drawn from science and technology backgrounds—many with PhD’s in their field of specialisation—you can be sure Davies Collison Cave will bring the greatest legal and technical skills to bear on your matter.
Find out how we can help you
If you’d like to know more about Davies Collison Cave’s patent services, please contact your nearest Davies Collison Cave office.
