Overview
Daniel Wilson is a registered Australian trade marks attorney. Daniel’s practice covers all aspects of trade mark registration, protection and enforcement in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and across the Pacific Islands, including oppositions, and filing and defending non-use actions. Daniel is also experienced in dealing with all aspects of the Madrid System for the International Registration of trade marks. He advises clients on brand creation, adoption and use, as well as searching, watching and domain name services. Daniel has managed world-wide trade mark portfolios for blue chip Australian and international clients.
Daniel assists clients across a broad range of industries, including banking and finance, food and beverages, electrical, ICT, mining, fashion and apparel, and sporting and entertainment organisations. He also holds a keen interest in the trade mark needs of charities and NPOs.
Prior to joining Spruson & Ferguson, Daniel worked as a trade marks attorney in one of Australia’s largest full service law firms where he gained experience across a wide range of intellectual property issues, including due diligence, domain name registration and dispute resolution, copyright, and trade mark litigation support.
He is a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia.
“Daniel Wilson, a versatile practitioner serving entities across diverse industries. With deep familiarity with the Madrid System and all phases of trademark registration, protection, and enforcement, he also advises on brand creation, clearance, and domain name services while managing global trademark portfolios for blue chip Australian and international clients.”
World Trademark Review, 2026
Further invigorating the prosecution practice, principal Daniel Wilson is entrusted to manage branding strategies and portfolios for renowned (global) blue-chip companies … Wilson is considered a safe pair of hands for handling key opposition, non-use and enforcement matters, having recently successfully opposed a trademark registration on behalf of (a global online marketplace) based on bad faith.
World Trademark Review, 2025