Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

13/11/2025

Before that chocolate bar reaches your lips, there’s a significant amount of work that goes into creating the perfect bite🍫

How do you get the most out of your great ideas and all that hard work? Protecting your IP is one of the essential ingredients.

Some forms of IP protection are obvious and spring readily to mind — you could trade mark the name and maybe keep your recipe a secret — but what about the rest?

If you’re developing food or beverage products, make sure you speak to Madderns about protecting your key innovations. Contact us here: https://bit.ly/4nWMN9l.

10/11/2025

We are really proud of our work to champion innovators, who are taking great strides to create change in their chosen fields.

As sponsors of the Technology category at the 2025 Women in Innovation Awards, Megan Ryder and Milena Dryza were on hand to present an award to Professor Louise Hull for her work using AI imaging to redefine diagnosis and care for endometriosis.

Congratulations Louise, and to every category winner in this year’s awards.

07/11/2025

Kelly and David recently attended the launch of Ingenuity 2025, The University of Adelaide’s annual flagship showcase for the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering & Technology. The event provides a platform for students to professionally present their work to industry, academia, and the wider community.

As part of the launch program, Kelly served as a judge, reviewing final engineering projects from students across the faculty. Having completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University, it was a valuable opportunity to reconnect with research mentors and former teaching colleagues, while continuing her engagement with the academic community.

They also took the opportunity to visit the Adelaide University Motorsport Team and gain an early look at the new carbon fibre monocoque of their student-designed and built electric race car. The team will compete later this year in Formula SAE, a multi-day engineering competition held around the world.

Madderns has proudly supported the team for several years and wishes them every success in the upcoming competition.

06/11/2025

With more than fifteen years of experience in trade marks and branding, Fabiola Dos Santos leads our Melbourne operations.

For Fab, it’s all about connecting with clients beyond the transactional level — getting to know who they are, what drives them and what they want to achieve in their business.

She’s passionate about supporting local producers and family-owned brands in the food and beverage space, while also guiding international businesses as they expand into the Australian market — helping them protect, grow and celebrate the brands behind their success.

She’s a fantastic addition to our established Food and Beverage team, joining Megan Ryder, Louise Emmett, Mark O’Donnell, Milena Dryza, Michael Dow, David Bey and Claire Slade.

Learn more about Fab: https://bit.ly/47VD6CZ.

06/11/2025

We’re looking forward to attending the 2025 Women in Innovation Awards this Friday at the National Wine Centre.

Madderns is proud to once again sponsor the Technology category, celebrating women who are transforming industries, solving real-world challenges and driving progress through innovation.

Congratulations to this year’s finalists:

• Suzanne Kambuts from Airiel Solutions - XtendaMaX innovation
• Prof Louise Hull from IMAGENDO - women’s-health imaging
• Christel Cherryadi from Mirror XR - digital wellbeing

Megan Ryder and Milena Dryza will be representing us on the night, and we look forward to celebrating the remarkable talent emerging from South Australia.

Best of luck to all finalists!

21/10/2025

The Madderns team is passionate about the food and beverage industry — inside and outside of work!

Last weekend, Claire Slade attended CheeseFest Australia, a celebration of all things cheese, wine, and gin from across Australia, with a special focus on South Australian producers🧀🍷

The event was a wonderful opportunity to connect with exhibitors — including some Madderns clients — explore emerging products, and gain deeper insights into this exciting product category. Personally, Claire enjoyed sampling some of the incredible local produce on offer, from creamy cheeses to boutique gins and wines.

It was a fantastic day celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of Australian producers.

20/10/2025

Thank you to Distillers SA (SA Distillery Trail) and its EO, Chloe Reschke-Maguire, for providing industry insights and updates on recent developments in the spirits industry both locally, nationally and internationally, at the 2025 Distillers South Australia Conference.

Our team was proud to be an Industry Trade Show Exhibitor for the first time, and it provided us with a valuable opportunity to connect with the industry, hear insights and share our expertise.

The conference highlighted the value of connection in developing successful marketing strategies, the importance of sustainability across the industry and outlined strategies for leveraging growth opportunities, along with support and advice on the steps to reach wider markets.

Megan Ryder and Michael Dow were lucky to taste some of the local spirits from participating distillers, showcasing why SA is emerging as an industry leader.

16/10/2025

Greetings from the 2025 KCA Annual Conference! Anthony Lee and Milena Dryza are out of the office but very much in their element, connecting with industry leaders and sharing insights on research translation, commercialisation and collaboration.

Madderns was proud to sponsor and present the Research Commercialisation Professional of the Year award at the Gala Dinner last night, recognising outstanding contributions to Australia’s innovation ecosystem. Congratulations to Mark Cleaver (Massey Ventures) for winning the award, which his colleagues accepted on his behalf.

We look forward to hearing the insights and inspiration Anthony and Mel bring back to the team from this year’s event.

15/10/2025

We’re proud to be an Industry Trade Show Exhibitor for the first time at the 2025 Distillers South Australia Conference, which is being held on 16 October at Morphettville Racecourse!

The theme for the conference is ‘Beyond Survival: Building resilient, smarter distilleries for the future’, and we’re looking forward to sharing our own insights into how we can help participating distillers as they grow their businesses, locally and internationally.

Megan Ryder and Michael Dow will be representing our team, so feel free to pop by their stand during the conference breaks!

Learn more about the conference:

2025 Distillers South Australia Conference Program Beyond Survival: Building resilient, smarter distilleries for the future. Our 2025 conference will be our biggest event to

13/10/2025

What’s in a name? When it comes to launching a new food brand, the answer is everything.

Choosing a name isn’t just about creativity — it’s about protection.

From steering clear of descriptive words (in any language) to selecting the right goods and classes, registering a trade mark can be more complex than it seems.

In our latest blog, Louise Emmett breaks down the key steps to help you safeguard your brand in Australia and beyond.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4qcNcH4.

10/10/2025

Anthony Lee and Milena Dryza are looking forward to attending the 2025 KCA Annual Conference next week.

Held in Adelaide this year, the event brings together leading minds in research translation, commercialisation and industry collaboration. Check out the conference program: https://clems.eventsair.com/kca-annual-conference-2025/program.

At Madderns, we’re committed to staying at the forefront of innovation — and events like this provide invaluable opportunities to learn, share insights and connect with others driving impact across the sector.

If you’re attending the conference, we’d love to connect.

03/10/2025

Records & Renewals Administrator (Intellectual Property)

We have a great part-time opportunity for a computer-savvy individual who has impeccable attention to detail and who enjoys data entry and processing tasks.
At Madderns, our Records & Renewals team provide essential administrative support so that our Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys can deliver a comprehensive range of intellectual property (IP) services to our clients.
Click the Seek link to find out more and to apply:

Great opportunity for a computer-savvy individual who has impeccable attention to detail and who enjoys data entry and processing tasks.