Trademark Protection
Copyright and Creative Rights
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets
Technology, Software, and Digital Asset Protection
Domain Name and Online Presence Protection
Licensing and Commercialisation
Brand Use, Marketing, and Advertising Compliance
IP Due Diligence for Business Transactions
Infringement, Enforcement, and Urgent Action
Defending IP Claims
Misleading or Deceptive Conduct (Brand and Marketing Disputes)
Intellectual property can be one of the most valuable parts of a business, but it is often only properly considered when something goes wrong. We advise businesses, founders, creatives, and private clients on protecting, structuring, commercialising, and enforcing intellectual property rights across a broad range of commercial and contentious settings. Our work spans trade marks, copyright, confidential information, digital assets, licensing, brand protection, and related disputes.
We focus on practical, commercially aware advice. That means helping clients identify what rights they have, how those rights should be documented and protected, and what steps should be taken when risk arises. Whether the issue concerns proactive protection, a business transaction, brand misuse, or urgent enforcement action, our aim is to preserve value and strengthen our clients’ position.
Strong IP strategy is not just about registration or enforcement. It is about making sure valuable assets are identified early, ownership is clear, commercial arrangements are workable, and risk is managed before it escalates into dispute. We help clients approach IP as an active business asset, not an afterthought.
Director
07 3741 0123
kforman@osullivansneddon.law
Director
07 3741 0168
rosullivan@osullivansneddon.law
Associate
07 3741 0115
schetcuti@osullivansneddon.law
That depends on the type of intellectual property involved. Some rights, such as copyright, arise automatically, while others, such as trade marks, usually require formal registration to obtain the full benefit of protection.
Ownership affects who can use, license, enforce, or sell the right. It should be considered carefully in employment, contractor, business sale, and collaboration contexts so there is no uncertainty later about who controls the asset.
Yes. We assist with proactive protection, ownership and commercialisation advice, due diligence, licensing, and disputes involving infringement, misuse, confidentiality, and brand-related issues.
