For many businesses, intellectual property and patents are amongst their most valued assets.

At Clinch Long Letherbarrow , we are highly experienced in helping our clients to safeguard and commercialise their intellectual property and patents.

If it’s worth developing it’s worth protecting.

 

• Have you or an employee developed a product, process or a software program that is new and inventive?
• Have you come up with a novel and distinctive name for your business or brand for a product or service?
• Have you developed know-how and other information which is integral to your business and not generally known?

 
These are all examples of highly valuable intellectual property (IP) which may be a vital aspect of your business.

How do you protect your IP rights?

 
We can help you to identify and protect ownership of your IP rights by registering them, and drafting provisions in employment agreements and contracts with external consultants to ensure these rights are protected.

We can also assist you to commercialise your IP rights by drafting appropriate licence agreements and/or provisions in your supply and distribution agreements.

If someone is infringing or threatening to infringe your IP rights, we can help you enforce your rights by preventing or stopping continued infringement, and/or claiming damages from the infringer.

Some recent IP issues we have dealt with include:

• Acting for a pharmaceutical company in the Federal Court by defending applications for revocation of a method of medical treatment and medical substance patents
• Obtaining a Federal Court injunction to prevent infringement of a medical substance patent
• Negotiating a research and development agreement with CSIRO for a new food product
• Resolving a dispute between a manufacturer and an importer of bed linen about ownership of brands (trade marks) and promotional materials (copyright)
• Preparation of distribution agreements for animal health products including licenses of patents and trademarks.

 
Clinch Long Letherbarrow help our clients to leverage and protect the IP value in their business.
 
Contact us today for informed advice and practical support in all areas relating to intellectual property and patents.