Specialist IP support, matched to the decision you need to make

We search and analyse patent and non-patent literature to identify disclosures relevant to an invention. The work can help clarify the technical context, identify potential novelty issues and support discussions with a registered patent attorney.

• Invention and concept searches
• Prior-art and novelty research
• Patent-family and legal-status review
• Scientific and technical literature research
• Search reports with decision-oriented findings

Devson IP works with registered patent attorneys to support the preparation, filing and prosecution of Australian and international patent applications. The patent attorney responsible for regulated work will be identified in the engagement documentation.

• Patent filing strategy and pathway coordination
• Provisional and complete patent applications
• PCT and national-phase filing coordination
• Examination and office-action responses
• Portfolio and deadline coordination

Our trade mark practice is led by a registered trade marks attorney and supports clients from brand selection through filing, prosecution and portfolio management.

• Preliminary and comprehensive clearance searches
• Registrability and specification strategy
• Australian trade mark applications
• Examination reports and prosecution
• International filing coordination
• Renewals, monitoring and portfolio reviews

We transform patent data into accessible insights about technology development, market participants and areas of opportunity or congestion.

• Technology and sector landscapes
• Competitor and applicant analysis
• Filing, jurisdiction and ownership trends
• Inventor and collaboration networks
• White-space and opportunity analysis
• Patent monitoring and alerts

We identify patents and patent families that may be relevant to a proposed product, process or market. This research supports—but does not replace—a formal freedom-to-operate or infringement opinion from a qualified patent attorney or IP lawyer.

• Product and feature-based searching
• Claims-focused screening
• Patent-family and jurisdiction analysis
• Legal-status and expiry review
• Structured results for professional legal assessment

We help connect protection decisions with technical development, collaboration, investment and commercial objectives.

• IP identification and capture
• Portfolio and protection strategy
• Research collaboration and ownership planning
• Licensing and technology-transfer support
• Commercialisation pathway analysis
• IP processes, training and workshops