Business & Commercial · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
6 intellectual property & trade marks firms in Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches, New South Wales, including Chatswood, North Sydney, Hornsby, Manly.
6 firms
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
UX Law provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
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.
This search area brings together North Shore and Northern Beaches centres. For a property purchase, family matter or estate, compare the actual office location rather than assuming every firm is close to your suburb.
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 North Shore & Northern Beaches. 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.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
IT Lawyers Australia provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Technology, Privacy & Data, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
CMI Legal provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Orbell Family Lawyers Central Coast provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Divorce & Separation.
Mosman, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Edney Ryan Group provides legal services in Mosman, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Lane Cove North, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
The Property Conveyancers provides legal services in Lane Cove North, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Insolvency & Restructuring.
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.