Services

We provide local and international patent and design work for clients in Australia, as well as multinationals including those companies with an Australian presence that are head-officed overseas. We work closely with an extensive network of foreign IP associates or agents chosen based on quality and value for money work.

The service offering is broken into two(2) categories, namely:

  1. Procurement of patents and designs including patent drafting and prosecution;
  2. IP advice work including due diligence, validity, FTO and other analysis (incl. landscaping).

Clark IP Services include:

  • Drafting patent specifications
  • Preparing and filing patent applications in Australia and New Zealand including PCT applications
  • Instructing filing of foreign patent applications
  • Prosecuting patent applications in Australia and New Zealand including PCT applications
  • Instructing prosecution of foreign patent applications using associated foreign firms
  • Preparing and filing design applications in Australia and New Zealand
  • Instructing filing of foreign design applications using associated foreign firms
  • Prosecuting design applications in Australia and New Zealand
  • Instructing prosecution of foreign design applications using associated foreign firms
  • Patent and design infringement advice
  • Patent and design validity advice including novelty advice
  • Strategic and Freedom to Operate (FTO) advice including assisting with designing workarounds
  • Managing patent, design and IP portfolios
  • IP due diligence including “Patent Attorney Reports” for Investment Prospectus

Clark IP has relationships with senior trade mark attorneys for the delivery of a full suite of trade mark procurement and advice work. David is qualified to oversee and instruct this work in such a manner that Clark IP can manage your entire IP portfolio. Clark IP has a sophisticated docketing and document management system which provides seamless delivery of this trade mark work at a very competitive price.

“David Clark has been our valued IP adviser for over 15 years. During that time he has guided us through the complexities of ever-changing patent laws.”

Brett Cooper
Director & Inventor, Aramax International Pty Ltd