Kings Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys Australia.

Need to enter the national phase in Australia? Contact the experts in Patents and Trade Marks.

Responsiveness

We pride ourselves on our responsiveness. Offering a wide range of communication channels, at Kings you will always have access to the attorney handling your matter.

Personalised Service

We understand that our client’s operate in different ways, and we proactively work to adapt to our client’s (and their client’s) needs.

Independent Firm

Australian owned & operated firm, without external shareholders & not traded on the stock market.

20+ Years Experience

Boasting an experienced team of attorneys covering a broad range of technologies from life sciences, the mechanical arts to software.

We are the Experts in Patents in Australia & New Zealand

We have an experienced team of attorneys covering a broad range of technologies from life sciences, the mechanical arts to software. No matter the situation, our attorneys will be able to assist you in obtaining patent rights in Australia and New Zealand in a cost effective manner. Relatively speaking, the Australian and New Zealand patent systems are flexible and inexpensive.

As one of the largest filers of locally originating patent applications in our state (Queensland), we understand our associate’s needs to be able to trust the timeliness, quality and consistency of our work

We are an independent firm, owned solely by its attorneys. As such, unlike many Australian firms, Kings does not have external shareholders and is not traded on the stock market.

Australian & New Zealand Filing Requirements

National Phase Entry

The deadline for commencing the national phase in Australia and/or New Zealand is 31–months from the earliest priority date.

To enable us to commence the national phase, please provide:

the PCT application number or WO publication number; and
a full English translation of the PCT specification as filed, as well as any amendments made under Article 19 or 34, if in a non-English language. (For New Zealand, a certificate of verification of translation will need to be provided up to 5 months following filing).

We suggest that you also provide an editable copy of the specification in Word format, and full details of the applicant(s) and inventor(s).

Note: There is no requirement for a Power of Attorney or any documents to be signed by the applicant(s) or inventor(s).

Convention or Non-Convention Filings

To enable us to file a Convention or Non-Convention application in Australia and/or New Zealand, please provide:

a full copy of the specification to be filed (including Abstract).
details of the applicant(s) and inventor(s), including name and address.
if claiming Convention priority, details of each priority application, including application number, filing date and country. (There is no need to provide a certified copy of the priority application(s) unless specifically requested.)

We suggest that you also provide an editable copy of the specification in Word format.

Note: There is no requirement for a Power of Attorney or any documents to be signed by the applicant(s) or inventor(s).

Contact Our Patent Attorneys Today

If you have any questions or would like to talk to one of our attorneys, contact us today! Leave your information in our form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Meet the Team

Jack King-Scott

PhD Director

Patent and Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)

Clinton Priddle

Director

Patent and Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)

Contact Us

If you have any questions or would like to speak to one of our attorneys for professional advice, please contact us! We can be reached on the information below, or leave your details in our form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.