Many clients move to our Patent and Trademark Attorney Firm because we invest the extra time to protect them longer term position. It also frees them up to concentrate on there business and they sleep better at night knowing the legals are being taken care of properly.

Our firm’s goal is to minimise litigation risk and exposure. We also strive to navigate you through all the hidden traps and gaps that many business owners miss with their applications.

Applying 22 years of experience when applying for new Patent Applications or Trademark Applications really does make a difference.

For example using particular wording or grammatical expression may have been fatal during a trademark legal case. You wouldn’t be aware of this. We follow the legislation updates, Court cases, and attend patent attorney conferences to ensure our clients benefit from the latest correct content for our client’s patent, design and trademark applications.

It is not the Government’s responsibility to advise you of content mistakes, flaws or whether the patent or trademark is technically correct.

IP Australia processes applications but do not check your patent or trademark application for flaws which make enforcement problematic, or cause the rights to be cancelled at Court.

You get what you pay for. Can your Intellectual Property applications be filed in a better way?

Experience counts in compiling patent applications and trademark applications for maximum enforcement prospects.

Experience counts also in overcoming adverse reports issued by the Patent and Trademark Office.

You could find, after 8-18 months of waiting, that all your invested money has been wasted, and you are in an expensive conflict.

You could burn years if repeated filings are needed, and you will never know if it was legally correct or if you missed some vital legal detail, until the matter goes to Court, or a Barrister representing the other side finds your lodgement issue.

You could also find during enforcement that there are flaws in the content that prevent your Barrister to argue the case, and you lose compensation.

You could find you didn’t know what compliance or detail is required for patent, trademark and design applications. This could be fatal, allowing any Third Party to find and point out the flaw to the Registrar, IP Australia, who may then remove or cancel your intellectual property on the Register.

Businesses often also refer to Patent and Trademark Attorneys as Patent and Trademark Lawyers. Attorneys have been accredited with a specialised legal degree comprehensive in trademark (and no other) law.

The Director, Alex Ferrante is a Patent Attorney, Trademark Attorney and a Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trademark Attorneys, with 22 years in the field.

Alex went to St Peter’s College and is an Old Collegian.

• 22 Years Experience
• Fellow – Patent Attorney Institute
• Registered Patent Attorney, Registered Trademark Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
• Bus Management (Cert IV)
• B Sc (Honours)
• Expertise in overseas Intellectual Property (exporters)
• Personalised service and looking outside the box commercially

Alex began his Intellectual Property (IP) career in 1998. In 2006, Alex founded Australian Patent & Trademark Services Pty Ltd because he wanted to do more for businesses in strategy and commercialisation than what typical firms were doing. 14 years on, Australian Patents is thriving with international and national clients.

Previously, Alex worked for both Adelaide and Melbourne Patent firms as a Patent Attorney. Part of his patent role involved working on secondment as Adelaide Research and Innovation’s first. This is where Alex developed an interest for doing more for inventors and businesses.

Alex has a Business Management Degree (Certificate IV; 2005). Alex understands the issues business face allowing him to provide better Intellectual Property integration and advice.

For 9 years, Alex has donated a substantial amount of time to volunteering, and has for the 8 years donated considerable time to being a Committee Member of the Italian Molisani Association of Adelaide (a cultural club of South Australia). Alex assists in organising lunch and tournament events for over 600 people, with a primary role in legal matters, secretary and general Committee roles.

A keen dad who enjoys sour dough baking, and camping in the great outback that Australia offers.

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