Trade Mark Attorneys Sydney & Melbourne — Protect Your Brand

A registered trade mark attorney specialises in securing and defending trade mark rights before IP Australia — searching, filing, prosecution, oppositions and portfolio strategy. A trademark lawyer (solicitor) advises on the broader legal issues that surround a brand, including infringement litigation, contracts and Federal Court proceedings. The Baxter IP team are registered trade mark attorneys, not solicitors — we secure and defend trade mark rights before IP Australia end to end, and where court litigation requires solicitors or barristers we brief and coordinate trusted specialist litigation counsel, so whichever you searched for, your brand is covered.

Yes. Our principal office is in the Sydney CBD and our registered trade mark attorneys act for Sydney businesses every day, from start-ups to listed corporates. Most trade mark work is handled remotely across Australia, but if you would prefer to meet in person you are welcome to visit our Sydney office — or we can meet by video from wherever you are based.

Absolutely. Trade mark rights are national, and so are we. From our offices in Sydney and Melbourne, our trademark attorneys act for clients in every Australian state and territory, and coordinate international filings through the Madrid Protocol and our global associate network. Wherever your business operates, we provide the same senior, hands-on trade mark protection across Australia and beyond.

Yes. Alongside our principal Sydney office we act for Melbourne and wider Victorian businesses from Level 4, 447 Collins Street — see our patent and trade mark attorneys in Melbourne, or the Melbourne office contact details if you would like to visit. Because trade mark rights are registered federally with IP Australia rather than state by state, where your attorney sits makes no difference to your rights — most matters run by phone, email and video, and we meet in person whenever you would prefer to.

In outline: run a clearance search, choose the right classes of goods and services, file the application with IP Australia, respond to any examination report, then pass through acceptance and a two-month opposition period to registration. Straightforward applications typically take around seven to nine months. Our step-by-step guide to trade mark registration in Australia walks through each stage — or speak to one of our attorneys and we will handle it end to end.

The cost depends on how many classes of goods and services you need to cover, whether a clearance search is run first, and whether the application attracts an examination objection that has to be answered. Baxter IP quotes on a fixed-fee basis for each step, so you know the position before any work begins. Tell us about your brand and the markets you sell into and we will come back to you with a fixed cost for the recommended first step.