Services

We are a boutique IP firm that values
transparency at every step

We value transparency and predominantly work on a fixed fee model

Clients simply hate the “billable hour” because it confuses costs and disrupts budgets. At XVII Degrees, we use advanced technology to estimate project times accurately for certain projects.

This allows us to fix costs to suit your budget, providing certainty around your legal IP spend. By agreeing on costs upfront, we eliminate unbudgeted hourly rates and avoid back-and-forth negotiations.

Our Services

Secure Your Brand Identity, Trade Mark & Intellectual Property Rights

Undertake comprehensive trade mark clearance searches to check the availability and registrability of your new brand.
We can search your trade marks in minutes, not in days or weeks.
Advise clients on relevant classes and categories in which to secure IP assets based on product, brand assets, and needs.
Prepare and file trade mark applications in Australia and globally.
Effortlessly handle trade mark objections and examination issues raised by IP Australia or around the world.
Provide clients with practical, custom roadmaps to securing, maintaining and building on valuable IP assets.

Global IP Portfolio Management

Comprehensive trade mark searches to check the availability of your new brand in global markets.
Prepare and file trade mark applications in over 120 countries and regions.
Navigate updates to IP Law and address any roadblocks to trade mark registration in multiple countries.
Management of WIPO and IP Office fee payments.

Monitoring & Renewals

Use of state-of-the-art IP asset management tools to generate detailed IP audit reports.
Use of AI machine learning software to optimise trade mark monitoring and detect potential infringements.
Prepare and file Declarations of Use to support renewals and registrations overseas.
Transparent consultation and reporting on the health of clients’ trade marks to reduce the likelihood of major disputes.
IP renewal management.
Collaborative communication with clients about their ongoing IP strategies and business needs.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Provide expert legal advice and representation in IP disputes.
Prepare and file Applications, Statements of Claims, or Defence in IP disputes in court or a tribunal.
Prepare evidence in support or reply to IP disputes.
Offer other negotiation services to reach a commercial settlement, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including mediation, arbitration and conciliation, and external dispute resolution such as ombudsman services.
Appear in district and federal court on matters relating to intellectual property disputes, including those at the Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court, or IP Australia trade mark hearings.
Work with some of Australia’s best IP Barristers on high-stakes litigation matters.

Design Rights

Conduct design searches to identify any legal obstacles related to the use or registration of a design right.
Provide guidance on the necessary criteria for registering a design right, identifying the new and distinctive features of a design.
Handle the filing and registration of design rights in Australia and internationally.
Undertake legal action as necessary to oppose or enforce your IP right.
Oversee the maintenance and renewal of IP portfolios.

Patents

Advise on requirements to register a patent.
Provide high-level patentability advice.
Work with some of the world’s top patent attorneys in the drafting and filing of patent applications.
Manage global patent portfolios.
Conduct in-depth patent database searches, including a full sweep of the internet and international patent databases, WIPO and PCT databases.
Undertake legal action as necessary to oppose or defend infringements.

Brand Ambassador, Influencer, & Agent Management

Brand and asset management and legal representation of commercial clients, including influencers, chefs, brand ambassadors, and celebrities.
Draft contracts that safeguard the client’s brand assets, privacy and personal IP.
Negotiate employment contracts and business deals to maintain the protection of IP throughout the engagement period and beyond.
Ensure clients are adequately remunerated when engaging in partnership deals and that all personal brand assets remain their own.
Manage the IP portfolio and provide regular communication on the health of these assets.
Engage in any necessary legal action or disputes to protect individuals and their brands.

Contract Negotiation & Licensing

Advise on IP ownership, employee IP issues, and termination for IP misconduct.
Provide contract negotiation services to advise on contracts with existing or future stakeholders and employers of commercial talent.
Draft and review licensing agreements, including terms related to employment, confidentiality, privacy, and IP clauses.
Negotiate the settlement of disputes.
Negotiate sponsorship and brand ambassador agreements.
Negotiate for brand influencers and licensing terms.

Confidentiality & Trade Secrets

Draft confidentiality agreements and NDAs for employees and contractors to protect commercially valuable information and trade secrets from being disclosed to third parties.
Take steps necessary to prevent the unauthorised acquisition, use, or disclosure of secret information.
Advise on establishing robust info-data practices for managing trade secrets.
Consult on protecting the accessibility of important documents and data.

Commercial

Conduct IP Audits.
Advise on mergers or acquisitions of IP.
Prepare valuation statements of IP with the assistance of external accounting experts.
Assist with the commercialisation of Intellectual Property such as mergers and acquisitions of assets, drafting license agreements, distribution agreements or other assignments of IP.
Working with associates in the evaluation of IP for commercial purposes or litigation.
Assist in the sale of IP.
Prepare Deeds of Assignments and recordal of IP assignments globally.

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We offer complimentary consultations to ensure that our team understands your legal and commercial objectives before providing strategic IP advice.

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Intellectual Asset and Property Management

Benefits

Benefits to Trade Mark Registration

You are deemed the absolute owner of the trade mark.
Creates a distinctive and registrable brand for your business.
Registration can stop others from using or registering an identical or similar trade mark.
Enables you to license the brand to others for a royalty or fee.
Sell the trade mark like normal property.
Assign the trade mark to another company.
Registration deters others from using a similar or identical trade mark.
Trade Mark Registration creates an asset for your business.
Supports the goodwill in the business.

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We are a boutique IP firm that values transparency at every step