Davies Collison Cave

With a history of more than 130 years in the market, Davies Collison Cave (DCC) is the biggest IP firm in Australia. It is renowned for the full range of technology areas it covers and is one of Australia’s largest filers of patent and trade mark applications. “DCC is very strong in the market,” says a peer. “DCC is an IP firm that provides quality service for its clients and has a strong team of practitioners,” adds another. DCC is advising DuluxGroup on prosecution and strategy in relation to the Porters Paints trade mark. Other clients include CSL and Ixom Operations. The firm handles patent procurement programmes for clients such as Novartis, Pfizer, Microsoft and Telstra. Marian Heathcote is highly recommended by her peers as a litigator. “She has extensive trade mark protection experience,” says a peer. Ian Pascarl is a well-known name among other practitioners too. “He is a very good litigator,” says one. He is handling a patent litigation case for GlaxoSmithKline relating to Panadol Osteo.