Patented and branded products

As Dundas Lawyers^®, we provide expertise in aspects of strategy, right protection and enforcement for your businesses patented and branded products.  Our team combines both technical knowledge and experience with matters of copyright enforcement, protection and compliance for businesses with patented and branded products.

Our expertise includes, but is not limited to, advising on:

• literary works;
• computer code;
• compilations of data;
• artistic works;
• dramatic works;
• musical works; and
• moral rights.

What is copyright?

In Australia copyright is governed by and subsists because of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).  Only the owner of the works in which copyright subsists, has the exclusive right to reproduce, publish and communicate it to the public.  Copyright laws seek to protect misuse of the owner’s copyright in a work from exercising those rights.

What is confidential information?

Confidential information (Confidential Information) is a broad term that covers information, that is disclosed to another party in business dealings, that is generally not available to the public.  There is no defined category or definition of Confidential Information, rather a variety of criteria must be considered to determine if information should be deemed confidential.

What is a trademark?

In Australia, trademarks are governed by the Trademarks Act 1995 (Cth) and may come in the form of a recognisable sign, design, or expression that identifies a product or service from a particular source and distinguishes it from others.

What is a patent?

The patent system in Australia is governed under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (Patents Act) and presided over by government organisation, IP Australia (IP Australia).  To protect an invention in Australia you are required to have it registered by the patent office at IP Australia with the registration to be renewed on an annual basis.

What are registered designs?

Designs encapsulate the overall appearance of a product and can primarily be protected by copyright.  However, where a three-dimensional design is in industrial or commercial use, copyright protection no longer applies and such designs need to be registered in order to be protected.

Why choose Dundas Lawyers^®?

Having exerted Blood Sweat and Years^® since April 2010 we are the team you want on your side for the long term to act as the ‘bodyguard’ for your business and patented and branded products.  Some of the reasons clients choose Dundas Lawyers^® include:

• our Uncommon business acumen;
• our Uncommon expertise in transactional, compliance and litigious matters;
• our Uncommon expertise forensic case preparation;
• our Uncommon customer focus;
• the fact that we don’t just know law, we know business!
• how we leverage our Uncommon Nous^® to provide client centric solutions.

Considering getting a lawyer to advise your business?

For a confidential, no obligation initial telephone call to find out how we can help your business gain an uncommon advantage in the protection and enforcement of rights associated with patented and branded products, please phone our team on either 1300 386 529 or 07 3221 0013.

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