I Have A Great Idea For A Product/Service, Can Charltons Help Me With Protection, Like Patents And Copyright?
In most cases, “ideas”, even if they are advanced and well planned are simply that… ideas. Without a sound business plan, financial support and high level expertise, intellectual property protection is something that may prove to be far too costly. Once your idea has progressed to ‘proof of concept’, has a prototype or manuscript ready, then protection can be considered. Trademarks and Patent are very expensive and take a long time to put in place. For practical reasons, it can be argued that a Patent or Trademark is only as good as the funds available to support a legal conflict to enforce it. For information regarding Patents and Trademarks visit www.ipaustralia.gov.au then come to Charltons to discuss how this information is relevant to you. Copyright protection in Australia is free and automatic, with no need to publish or place a copyright mark on work to assume protection. Visit www.copyright.org.
