Business & Commercial · Sydney CBD
11 intellectual property & trade marks firms in Sydney CBD, New South Wales, including Sydney.
11 firms
Chippendale, NSW · Sydney CBD
sprintlaw - Legal Services provides legal services in Chippendale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Registering a trade mark protects your brand across Australia. IP lawyers also handle licensing, infringement and domain disputes.
A brand, invention or design is often a business's most valuable asset, and it's only as strong as its protection.
Trade marks, patents and designs are registered with IP Australia under federal law. Copyright arises automatically under the Copyright Act 1968 and doesn't need registration.
Understand the next step
Identify the creation, brand or right you want protected and whether the task is registration, commercialisation or a dispute. A business name and a trade mark are different matters.
Confirm any work requiring a registered patent or trade marks attorney and associated external charges.
A city-centre address can be convenient for meetings, but it does not tell you which solicitor will handle the file. For a business transaction, employment issue or dispute, ask whether the team has experience with your particular industry and the size of the matter.
For intellectual property & trade marks, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sydney CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Explain the transaction, amount involved, parties and desired result. Provide the current agreement and relevant entity or trust details.
Ask which risks need legal, accounting, tax or technical advice. Identify essential terms and those you are willing to negotiate.
Agree who negotiates, approves documents and tracks continuing obligations. Clarify whether post-completion advice is included.
Request a defined scope or staged budget with assumptions about document review and negotiation rounds. Personal guarantees, tax and related disputes may need separate work.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Highlight signing dates, finance conditions and demands. Raise an inability to meet debts immediately so appropriate advice can be identified before further commitments.
In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
Good to know
No. Registering a business name doesn't give you trade mark rights. A separate trade mark application is needed.
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Woolloomooloo, NSW · Sydney CBD
Progressive Legal provides legal services in Woolloomooloo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Defamation.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Nolan Family Lawyers & Mediation provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Divorce & Separation.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Mallesons Stephen Jaques provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Partner & Family Visas and Class Actions.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Neville & Hourn Legal provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Norton Rose Fulbright provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Banking & Finance.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Frankel Lawyers provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Defamation, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Piper Alderman provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
NV Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Love Colin W & Co provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Luk & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.