With offices in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China, and a combined team of over 400 people, Spruson & Ferguson is one of the only specialist intellectual property firms with true regional capability, knowledge and experience. Each country serviced by Spruson & Ferguson is governed by a unique set of intellectual property laws, and in some cases, may have few to no laws in relation to intellectual property. Our specialist teams are highly familiar with the local IP laws of each country we service and are able to assist clients with IP protection, management and enforcement within each jurisdiction.
Southeast Asia
With offices in Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Spruson & Ferguson are specialists in providing intellectual property services across Southeast Asia.
Spruson & Ferguson companies are incorporated entities owned by IPH Limited, a public company that is the holding company for a number of intellectual property professional services and adjacent businesses operating under different brands in a range of jurisdictions.
For the purposes of the Australian and New Zealand Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2018, Spruson & Ferguson Pty Ltd is an incorporated registered patent and trade mark attorney, and a member of an ‘ownership group’ within the meaning of the Code. For further information, see Ownership Group and our Group Relationships Statement .
480+
Employees
130+
Years
190+
IP Professionals
9
Offices
25+
Countries Serviced
We have the regional capability to service our clients in over 25 jurisdictions across 9 offices in the Asia-Pacific.
Spruson & Ferguson welcomes onboard Katrina Crooks, one of Australia’s top IP litigation lawyers, who joins the firm as a Principal.
Katrina brings 25 years’ IP experience gained in full…
Spruson & Ferguson welcomes onboard Katrina Crooks, one of Australia’s top IP litigation lawyers, who joins the firm as…
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes in European patent law in a generation. Proprietors of European patents and pending European…
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes in European patent…
The most recent Amendment to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property was passed by the National Assembly on 16 June 2022. Except for a few provisions, the Amendment will take…
The most recent Amendment to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property was passed by the National Assembly on 16 June…
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches, had introduced to parliament the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and…
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches,…
Takeaway points
A foreign filing license represents permission from one country for the first filing of a patent application to be in a different country. Different countries may use different…
Takeaway points
A foreign filing license represents permission from one country for the first filing of a patent application to…
We’re looking at another everyday object, so simple in design that you would think there was no space for innovation in today’s world, but as you will see, the…
We’re looking at another everyday object, so simple in design that you would think there was no space for…
