Inventions, Patents & Designs

Turn your original, creative idea or invention into a product, and protect it.

Are you working on something that is new and innovative? 

Does it fix an existing problem?

Is it something that advances or improves the current technology in the industry?

Yes?  Then you may have developed an invention and you should look at ways of protecting it.

You can protect inventions three different ways:

1. Get a patent registration
   A patent protects the way an invention works, its utility and functionality.
2. Get a design registration
   A design registration protects the way in which an invention looks, its visual features.
3. Keep it confidential
   Can you keep a secret?  If you still want to protect your invention but decide not to obtain registrations, you may still be able to protect it if you can keep the invention a secret.  Confidentiality agreements can help if you need to disclose the invention to others.

At Sladen Legal, we like to explore the underlining technology of inventions so that we can fully understand key functionality to help our clients maximise the protection available.  Where appropriate, we team up with technology experts in the fields of mechanical engineering, physics, electronics, chemistry, biotechnology and software to ensure all the inventive features are protected according to technical and industry standards.