- Intellectual Property Protection
Proudly independent and fiercely client focussed, our strong reputation and long standing relationships have been achieved through our unmatched ability to identify, develop, protect, manage and enforce IP assets.
Our mission is to identify, protect, manage and enforce your IP assets, creating an IP strategy that is in line with your commercial objectives. We help you achieve this through our three key areas of operation, each specialising in a different aspect of IP:
- Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick (POF) – A patent and trade mark attorney firm specialising in obtaining and maintaining patents, trade marks, registered designs and plant breeder’s rights.
- Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Lawyers (POFL) – An in-house law firm with a strong reputation in IP litigation and advising on and drafting IP agreements..
- IP Organisers (IPO) – A specialist search and investigations company providing IP research and searching services, as well as IP portfolio audits and reporting services. As a registered investigation agency, IPO also has an in-house private investigator.
With a strong reputation built on more than 125 years of experience, we manage our clients’ IP portfolios across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and South-East Asia, and globally through our network of trusted associate firms.