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Overview
The potential of a patent to offer a wide scope of protection for an idea or design depends on the way it is drafted and that is where a top quality patent attorney is critical for success.
Before reading further, have you seen our page about patent application strategy?
The first step – submitting a provisional patent application
An Australian provisional patent application is lodged at the patent office (IP Australia) and is the normal first step in obtaining one or more patents anywhere in the world.
Once a provisional patent application has been filed, you may disclose your idea or design to interested parties, although we normally recommend that such disclosures are made in confidence.
Preparing thorough provisional patent applications
Both Chris & John Baxter have been involved in managing large intellectual property portfolios of hundreds of overseas patents and patent applications and have acquired, through experience, an intimate understanding of how to prepare Australian patent applications that are:
- Tailored for examination in the United States and Europe, and
- Geared towards maximising profits that can be extracted out of IP licensing and sale agreements.
In some cases, there can also be an advantage in filing your provisional patent application in the United States in the first instance in highly competitive fields (e.g. social media). This strategy provides an earlier priority date in the United States, meaning your patent appilcation can be cited as prior art against other applications filed in the United States.
If you are interested in submitting a provisional patent application to patent your idea or design why not give us a call on (02) 9264 6716 so that we can explain the benefits of our provisional patent applications in detail.
Testimonials
"I contacted Baxter IP following a previous fruitless, lengthy and expensive experience with one of the large specialist IP firms in a previous business.I have now engaged Baxter IP for two projects, one simple, and one complex. In both cases Chris has demonstrated his talent for rapidly gaining a depth of subject understanding and a grasp of the important issues prior to producing and lodging highly regarded patent documents
I have no hesitation in recommending Baxter IP."
"After receiving an introduction to Chris from a highly respected and successful VC, I found Chris to be a very professional and gifted operator who sincerely desires to deliver a first class job. Upon seeking his opinion on a very detailed and complex matter, I found him to be thoughtful, thorough and able to grasp the vision behind what I asked him to advise me on"
"Thank you for your professionalism and service with providing Focus Driving School with its first Trademark. We received the Certificate of Registration yesterday and we are all very excited about it. We look forward to implementing the R symbol on our stationary and have displayed the Certificate in our office."
"We decided to invest in a patent for our LC888 window lock. Baxter IP assisted us with the process which can be very involved, their advice was helpful and we would recommend their services."
"We recently engaged Baxter IP to manage and direct our Intellectual Property needs. We found Chris to be very responsive, committed and diligent in his approach to providing us with direction to matters that became urgent. Chris demonstrated that he could offer creative solutions to solve problems and meet some very tight deadlines. To achieve this it is evident that Chris has valuable skills and knowledge that can only be gained through extensive experience. Chris is currently preparing a global strategic direction for the Popcake suite of products. Chris comprehended future issues, and there are numerous conflicting factors, and reported these to Board of Directors without ambiguity and clear future corporate direction."
"I cannot recommend Chris Baxter's skills as a patent attorney highly enough. Chris' strength lies with his ability to work closely with the inventor. Too many patents are open to unlicensed use because a clever copier can avoid infringement by exploiting weaknesses in an invention's specification and claims. Avoiding these weaknesses requires the ability to foresee alternative ways in which the invention could be used without infringing the patent."
"I am very pleased with the result of Chris Baxter's work and would highly recommend him to anyone seeking to own intellectual property. My product was quite basic and the chance of getting a certified innovation patent certificate was slim. My first attempt was unsuccessfull however with Chris's expert knowledge, he was able to remove the grounds of objection and the claim got accepted. I received the news from him on New Year's Eve which made a great start to this year. Great work Chris!"
"We approached Baxter IP to work with us on the registration of a patent. During Chris's preliminary searches he found a similar product already in the marketplace that our searches failed to find. Although we were unable to patent our product, Chris's honesty and professionalism saved us thousands of dollars in unnecessary searches and registration fees. If you are looking for a Patent Attorney, I would highly recommend Baxter IP"
