Trade Marks

Corrs act for many domestic and international clients for whom the creation and protection of intellectual property rights is fundamental to their way of doing business. Our clients own some of the world’s most famous trade marks.

We regularly advise clients regarding the acquisition, transfer and disposal of trade marks. Often the transaction is part of a complex corporate strategy. We offer a sophisticated trade mark management service with the capacity to handle large international trade mark portfolios.

We establish, protect and assist in the exploitation of trade mark portfolios around the world and provide a full range of trade mark services including:

• trade mark availability searches and advice;
• international and Australian portfolio management;
• trade mark and Internet watching services in Australia;
• filing and prosecuting Australian trade mark applications;
• instructing the filing and prosecution of trade mark applications worldwide;
• advising in relation to trade mark oppositions and removal applications and subsequent appearances before the Registrar of Trade Marks;
• advising on trade mark infringements and acting in Federal Court litigation;
• trade mark dispute resolution including mediation and litigation;
• advising on the registrability of domain Internet names and on whether domain names registered by third parties affect clients’ trade mark rights;
• licensing of trade marks locally and internationally;
• providing advice on the trade mark implications of business acquisitions and disposals and associated due diligence recordals of assignments and change of name and address records.