Intellectual Property
Killen & Associates recognises that its clients’ intellectual property is a valuable asset worth protecting. Many businesses have undiscovered assets in the form of intellectual property that are neither protected nor exploited. Killen & Associates can help you discover these assets. We can advise you on the legal issues that are particular to the use, protection and exploitation of the various forms of intellectual property. Killen & Associates is the only law firm in Bathurst and the Central West that has a dedicated Intellectual Property practice.
Our clients include small to medium-sized businesses, universities and inventors.
We can provide assistance with the following matters:
- Advice regarding intellectual property rights generally
- Auditing of intellectual property
- Trade mark applications
- Business names, product names & service names
- Protection of business reputation
- Domain name disputes
- Protection of inventions
- Licensing issues
- Assistance with shareholder agreements and contractual obligations
- IP dispute resolution
- Advise on commercial laws for marketing new inventions
- Franchising for new products, services and ideas
- Advice for protection of confidential information
- Patents and product protection
Information Technology
Killen & Associates can advise you on the legal and regulatory issues that are specific to the information technology, and e-commerce industries. Whether you are a solo software developer, a tech start-up, an IT vendor or an e-commerce company we can assist you. Even if you are only a purchaser of Information Technology, or are planning on entering into a supply contract, development agreement, or licence there is value on obtaining legal advice.
Information Technology is a technical business. It’s a business that we understand and are as passionate about as you are. What this means for you is that, as well as understanding your business, the technical issues and unique terminology, we are familiar with key contractual requirements which can help to avoid disputes. Killen & Associates is the only law firm in Bathurst and the Central West that has a dedicated Information Technology practice.
We can advise you on a broad range of IT transactional contracts and matters, including:
- Software licence agreements
- Webwrap licences
- Open-source licences
- General Public Licence (GPL)
- Software support agreements
- Shrinkwrap licences
- Clickwrap licences
- Software trial agreements
- Software development agreements
- Equipment purchase agreements
- Equipment maintenance agreements
- Systems integration and software integration agreements
- Facilities management agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreements
- Privacy
- Consultancy agreements
- IT analysis agreements
- Security agreements
- Internet service provider agreements
- Website and portal development agreements
- Teaming agreements
- Multimedia development agreements
Our Principal, David Killen, who before embarking on a career in law had a successful career in software development and IT management, would be only too happy to sit down with you and discuss your requirements and how we may be able to assist you.