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Griffith Hack is one of Australia’s leading providers of intellectual property services. For over 120 years, our multi-disciplinary team of patent attorneys, trade marks attorneys and intellectual property lawyers have partnered with organisations and individuals to identify, protect and realise the value of their ideas and innovations.
Griffith Hack comprises the companies GH PTM Pty Ltd and GH Law Pty Ltd, which are owned by IPH Limited, a public company that is the holding company for an international network of intellectual property professional services and adjacent businesses which operate under different brands in a range of jurisdictions (each a “Group Business”). The other Group Businesses within the IPH Limited group are AJ Park, ROBIC, Smart & Biggar and Spruson & Ferguson.
For the purposes of the Australian and New Zealand Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2018, GH PTM 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 Relationship Statement.
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- Our experts have experience and technical expertise across a diverse range of industry sectors.
- We protect and grow your IP in Australia, New Zealand and across key international markets.
Business Insights
Insights Jul 15, 2026
Calix and ZESTY: Scaling zero-emissions steel through platform technology and IP
Decarbonising heavy industry requires more than incremental improvements, it demands fundamentally new process technologies that can be deployed rapidly and at scale. With IP at the core of their practice, Griffith Hack client Calix is addressing this challenge through the development of its platform flash calcination technology designed to transform how industrial heating and mineral processing are performed.
Read moreHorizon Europe funding and Australian universities: being IP-ready
Horizon Europe, being Europe’s key funding program for research and innovation is about to enter in its last year of its 2021-2027 cycle with a total budget of A$ 154 billion. Australia’s entry into Horizon Europe as an associated country in 2027 is expected to provide researchers with access to Horizon Europe’s Pillar II funding of approximately A$87 billion [1]. The focus of this collaboration is on addressing global challenges across areas including health, digital technologies, climate, energy, agriculture and bioeconomy.
Read moreNo parent, no problem: new “orphan works” regime incorporated into Copyright Act
Amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) introduce a new regime for “orphan works”, providing greater certainty for using copyright works where the owner cannot be identified or located.
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