Intellectual Property
Designs
Registered design protection for product aesthetics.
Intellectual Property
Brand protection, enforcement and commercialisation.
Registered designs protect the visual appearance of products — shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation. For product-led businesses, a well-managed design portfolio complements trade mark and patent protection.
We advise on filing strategy, examination, certification and enforcement of registered designs.
Capabilities
- Novelty and distinctiveness assessment
- Design registration applications
- Examination and certification
- International design filings
- Design infringement and enforcement
- Portfolio strategy and renewals
Client Success
Outcomes from recent engagements.
Indicative results from engagements within this practice area. Client details have been anonymised; outcomes reflect actual matters completed by the firm.
5 marks
Registered
Portfolio protection
Filed and prosecuted a trade mark portfolio across five classes and three jurisdictions for a growing Australian consumer brand.
Consumer brand
Enforcement win
Cease and desist
IP infringement
Achieved full withdrawal and undertakings from a competitor infringing a client’s copyright in proprietary code through a structured enforcement process.
Software company
Licensed globally
Franchise deal
IP commercialisation
Structured and documented an international trade mark licensing arrangement for an Australian food brand expanding into three new markets.
Food brand
Why Corson Fiske
Experience where it counts.
Clients engage Corson Fiske because they need advice they can act on — delivered by senior practitioners who understand both the technical detail and the commercial consequences. Every engagement is led by a partner with direct experience in registered designs, supported by a team sized to the matter rather than the billing target.
Our integrated structure means tax, legal, accounting and advisory questions are resolved within a single firm — without the friction, delay or cost of coordinating multiple external advisers. For clients operating across Australia, Asia, New Zealand or Asia, our office network in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Auckland provides consistent advice across jurisdictions.
Most of all, we measure ourselves by outcomes. Whether the engagement ends with a successful transaction, a resolved dispute, a restructured balance sheet or a protected asset, our role is to move clients from uncertainty to clarity — quickly, and with the full weight of the firm behind every recommendation.
How we help
A structured approach to resolving your issue.
Every engagement follows a disciplined process designed to surface the right issues early, define clear options and move to execution without wasted steps. The specifics vary by matter, but the framework is consistent.
01 — Assess
Understand the position
A confidential briefing to understand the facts, the commercial drivers and the constraints you are working within.
02 — Analyse
Options and risks
Technical and commercial analysis of the realistic options available, with a clear view of the risks, costs and likely outcomes of each.
03 — Advise
Clear recommendation
A written recommendation that you can act on — not a set of caveats. We stand behind our advice and explain our reasoning in plain English.
04 — Execute
Implementation support
Hands-on delivery of the agreed plan, with ongoing engagement through to completion and a clear hand-back when the matter resolves.
Key Considerations
What clients need to know.
Engaging external advisors on any significant matter raises practical questions about scope, timing, cost and outcomes. We believe in being straightforward about each of these from the first conversation.
How engagements typically begin
Every engagement starts with a confidential initial conversation — usually 30 to 60 minutes — in which we listen to the situation, ask the questions needed to understand it properly, and share a view on whether and how we can help. There is no charge for this conversation and no obligation to proceed.
How we scope and price work
We prefer fixed-fee or capped-fee arrangements wherever the scope allows. Where the scope is genuinely uncertain — as in contested matters — we agree hourly rates upfront and provide regular fee updates against defined phases. We do not bill for internal discussions, file opening or routine administration.
Who you will work with
Every engagement is led by a partner with direct experience in the matter type. That partner remains your primary point of contact throughout. Specialist colleagues join the team where their expertise is required, but you will never be passed from person to person or find the partner you hired is no longer on the file.
How we handle confidentiality and privilege
All engagements are subject to strict confidentiality. Where legal advice is being delivered, it is provided through our incorporated legal practice and attracts legal professional privilege. We take document security, information handling and communications discipline seriously on every matter.
Get the right advice from Corson Fiske.
Confidential, no-obligation initial consultations with a partner who specialises in registered designs.