What Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick does

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is an Australian intellectual property firm established in 1888, structured as a partnership group comprising Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick (ABN 91 823 913 064), Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Lawyers (ABN 52 585 818 643) and the incorporated entity IP Organisers Pty Ltd, which trades as IP Organisers. The firm employs 100+ staff, of whom 18 hold PhD qualifications, and operates from four Australian offices in Melbourne (headquarters, Level 28, 2 Lonsdale Street), Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, extending its service reach into New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and ten Southeast Asian jurisdictions via its Asia Direct coordination offering.

Core services span the full IP lifecycle: Patents (drafting, filing, prosecution, renewals, searching, disputes), Trade Marks (clearance, registration, oppositions, enforcement, portfolio management, Madrid Protocol filings), Designs (registration, searching, enforcement), IP Law (litigation, oppositions, due diligence, anti-counterfeiting, copyright), Plant Breeder's Rights, IP Research & Investigation Services (trading as IP Organisers), and Anti-counterfeiting work. The proprietary IPSYS web-based client portal enables portfolio viewing, deadline tracking, renewal instruction and spend monitoring in real time. Technical expertise is organised across Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Applied Chemistry & Materials Science, Engineering, Physical & Computer Sciences, and Emerging & Interdisciplinary areas (including quantum, AI, FemTech and bioinformatics).

The firm operates a quote-based professional services revenue model across eight vertical client segments — Government & Research Institutions, Health/Pharma/MedTech, Manufacturing, ICT & Electronics, Consumer Products & Retail, Energy/Resources/Renewables, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, and Emerging & Interdisciplinary Technologies — with patent and trade marks attorneys registered under the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys regulatory framework. Go-to-market is direct, relationship-based enterprise engagement delivered by principals and senior practitioners. Distribution is anchored in the four Australian offices, supplemented by an international REACT anti-counterfeiting partnership and the Asia Direct regional coordination network; content marketing, an email newsletter subscription list and industry events (including AUTM) support top and mid-funnel demand generation.

Name

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Legal name

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Website

https://pof.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is an Australian intellectual property firm, founded in 1888, providing patent, trade mark, design, IP legal, plant breeder's rights, IP research and anti-counterfeiting services to government, research institutions and enterprises across eight industry verticals from offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Compliance, Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement (BPAHAMAK), IP Filing, Annuities & Renewals Administration (BPAHAMAJ), IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAMAE), IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI), IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration services
• Design registration services
• IP portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Intellectual Property Services: Professional services revenue from patents, trade marks, designs, IP law, plant breeder's rights, IP research and anti-counterfeiting services. Services include filing, prosecution, enforcement, disputes, due diligence, and portfolio management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is an Australian intellectual property firm providing comprehensive IP services: patent drafting, filing, prosecution, renewals and disputes; trade mark clearance, registration, prosecution, oppositions and enforcement; design registration and enforcement; full-service IP law including litigation, oppositions, due diligence and anti-counterfeiting; plant breeder's rights protection; IP research and investigation services (trading as IP Organisers); and Asia Direct, a coordinated IP protection service across ten Southeast Asian jurisdictions. Services are delivered through four Australian offices by technically qualified attorneys and lawyers, supported by the proprietary IPSYS client portal.

Product overview

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is an Australian intellectual property firm offering a comprehensive suite of IP services delivered as distinct practice areas rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, IP Law, Plant Breeder's Rights, IP Research & Investigation Services, Anti-counterfeiting, and Asia Direct for regional coordination. Clients access portfolio management through IPSYS, a proprietary web-based portal. The firm operates across five Australian offices (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane) and maintains a network of associates throughout Asia Pacific. Services are supported by technical expertise in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Applied Chemistry & Materials Science, Engineering, Physical & Computer Sciences, and Emerging & Interdisciplinary fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Asia Direct™: A coordinated regional IP protection service for Southeast Asia, acting as a single point of contact for patent, trade mark and design protection across India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Products and services

• Patents Patent services for innovators including drafting, filing, prosecution, renewals, searching, disputes, and international coordination via PCT and direct national filings, delivered by registered patent attorneys with technical backgrounds.
• Trade Marks Trade mark clearance, registration, prosecution, oppositions, enforcement, portfolio management, and international filing via the Madrid Protocol, delivered by registered trade marks attorneys working with clients to develop brand protection strategies.
• Designs Design registration, searching, filing, examination, enforcement, renewals, and portfolio management to protect the appearance of products, covering registrability assessment, drawing preparation, prosecution, and enforcement.
• IP Law Full-service IP legal practice covering enforcement, litigation, oppositions, documentation, negotiation, due diligence, anti-counterfeiting, and copyright, delivered by IP lawyers combining legal expertise with technical and commercial understanding.
• Plant Breeder's Rights PBR strategy, application filing, prosecution, commercialisation advice, contract drafting, portfolio management, and dispute resolution covering the full PBR lifecycle for agricultural, horticultural and research-sector clients.
• IP Research & Investigation Services (IP Organisers) Comprehensive IP research including patent and design searching, trade mark research, domain name management, IP investigations, and IP audits, delivered by a dedicated Research and Investigations team as IP Organisers.
• Anti-counterfeiting Investigation, enforcement, and coordination of anti-counterfeiting actions for intellectual property owners — including cease-and-desist letters, customs seizures, litigation, and global enforcement through the REACT partnership.
• Asia Direct Coordinated regional IP protection service for Southeast Asia, acting as a single Australian point of contact for patent, trade mark, and design protection across India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
• IPSYS Client Portal Secure online client portal exclusive to Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick enabling clients to view their intellectual property portfolios in real time, download portfolio reports, view upcoming deadlines, instruct on renewals, and monitor spend.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked Gold for Patent Prosecution (IAM Patent 1000) for 4 consecutive years 2022-2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REACT (Anti-Counterfeiting Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive Australian and New Zealand partner of REACT, a leading international anti-counterfeiting organisation. This partnership provides clients with access to global enforcement and allows cross-border action to protect IP rights effectively in Europe and other key markets. REACT coordinates international anti-counterfeiting operations and investigations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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