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We regularly advise on a variety of intellectual property matters, involving issues relating to copyright, trade marks, designs, licensing and confidential information.

We provide a complete range of services relating to copyright. We work closely with creators, agencies, businesses, Government bodies and industry organizations at all levels on copyright related issues.

We advise on how to protect and manage copyright works. We provide advice in relation to copyright infringement and creating works that may be inspired by others. We regularly review, compare and assess musical, artistic and other works and can provide risk assessment and recommendations to see your concept through the development stages.

We can assist with enforcing and defending your rights, and managing and resolving copyright disputes.

We also have the expertise to draft, review and negotiate all kinds of copyright agreements including title documents, assignment, licensing, releases, joint ventures and other commercial arrangements.

Our trade marks practice provides a complete range of trade mark services in Australia and internationally, including conducting searches and advising on availability, filing trade mark applications, responding to reports and objections, renewal of registrations, opposition and removal proceedings, assignments of ownership and trade mark watching services.

We provide commercial and strategic advice to our clients in relation to brand development and protection.

We are also experienced in preparing trade mark licences and assignments.

For a brief guide to trade marks and an outline of the trade mark process in Australia, please download our Trade Marks Guide.

Anisimoff Legal Trade Marks Guide

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We provide advice on whether you have a registrable design, and advice on protection and management of your design rights. We have close specialization in areas relating to packaging, display materials and promotional premiums.

We provide infringement advice, and general commercial advice on design related issues.

We can assist with enforcing and defending your rights, and managing and resolving design disputes.

We have specialist expertise in setting up, drafting, reviewing and negotiating license arrangements for intellectual property and other materials.

We work closely with all sorts of intellectual property, from the time they are raised in concept development, right through to all stages of exploitation in the market, so we can advise and assist with your licensing deals, ranging from software, trade marks, logos, copyright works, music, images and inventions, to television formats, characters and merchandise.

We can also provide a comprehensive rights management service, where we locate the owner of a licensable property on your behalf, secure the rights, review and negotiate the terms of the license, and handle the contracts. This can expedite the process where you are wanting to secure a work, whether it be a piece of music, cartoon character, or the rights to a film scene, and help free you from the legal issues and administrative hassles.

As specialist advisers in the creative industries we appreciate the value of an original idea. We can provide advice on how best to implement processes to maximize protection of your confidential information, including your strategies, creative concepts, know how, proposals and presentation materials. We can prepare, review and negotiate confidential information agreements and documents.

We are also experienced in dispute resolution and enforcement relating to all types of confidential information.