Investigations conducted by a Registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney and Licensed Private Investigator with over 17 years’ experience gathering and preparing evidence for Federal Court and IP Australia hearings.*
*A list of published decisions citing our work is available on request. Please contact us.
Our reports are provided in a format that can be easily transferred into a Statutory Declaration or Affidavit.
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It is not enough to merely establish use. Intellectual Property matters pivot on such things as priority dates, nature of use, identity of the user, how and who applied the trade marks to the goods and or services.
Our Principal is Kristine van Ruiten. Kristine is a Registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney, who holds a Masters of Intellectual Property Law from the University of Melbourne and has nearly 20 years experience conducting investigations and strategic research covering all aspects of intellectual property – trade marks, designs, patents, copyright, plant breeders rights, trade practices (misleading and deceptive conduct) passing off and trade secrets.
We are abreast of latest developments in intellectual property law and practice as well as general developments and case law around evidence collection such as Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Apple Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] FCA 617.
Our clients include trade marks attorneys, patent attorneys, barristers, firm-based lawyers and in-house counsel.
Our reports, provided in a form which are easily transferred into Statutory Declaration or Affidavit form, are on brief, on time and on budget.
Our reports are provided in a format that can be easily transferred into a Statutory Declaration or Affidavit.
Novel IP acknowledges the Gunaikurnai people as the traditional owners of the land on which we are located. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the lands. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging and thank them for their contributions.