Shelston Ip
Solicitors in Sydney

Established in 1859, Shelton AP is one of the oldest, largest and most respected specialist intellectual property firms in Australia. Our trade mark attorneys, patent attorneys and AP lawyers yield services and advice relating to the protection, management, commercialization and enforcement of intellectual property locally and internationally. We are intellectual property attorneys and lawyers who have many years if not decades of experience. At Shelton AP, we recognize the urgent to prosper and maintain a high level of knowledge about our clients’ businesses, and the industries in which they operate. Today, we strive solid to stay connected and informed through energetic involvement in many industry associations and professional bodies. Established in 1859, the steady is obvious for prosecution work. The associates were efficient and responsive, says one client. They understand our business and bear sensible, attainable advice at all times, says another client. Their inside processes are very efficient and they provide excellent industry experience, says one client. Year behind year, many of our senior practitioners are also recognized by the leading industry analysts. We also commend Principals Chris Levitt and Katrina Crooks on being mentioned for their expertise. Although more than 150 years have passed, our professional staff are only three degrees of separation from their earliest professional ancestor, Edward Waters, who opened his Patent Agency in Melbourne in 1859. The firm has continued to grow throughout its long history, by taking on fresh partners, acquiring a number of other practices and by accessible association with many highly respected practitioners both here and overseas. At Shelton AP, we not only aid our clients to. This requires us to labor on a daily basis with attorneys around the world. We are firmly of the view that our independence has aided our success and the thriving outcomes we achieve for our clients. In turn, we engage on behalf of our clients only those firms we consider to be superior of breed those that have the expertise and know how needed by our clients, and that share our firm’s commitment to quality, client service and value for money. Moreover, with intellectual property monetisation and management a core convince of business and economic performance, Asia has established itself as a global innovation powerhouse. Progress has been made through a combination of legislation, law enforcement, capacity building, education and international cooperation. Reducing the administrative burden of developing, maintaining and enforcing an AP portfolio across Asia. We enable our clients to protect, manage, commercialism and enforce their AP wealth in a way that contributes directly to their success, while our community benefits from the commercial application of enterprise and innovation. We will be the leading intellectual property (AP) practice in Asia Pacific. Accepting of our clients’ businesses and industries. Making our expertise available to disadvantaged individuals and groups.

A seamless solution to Managing AP in Asia. Although more than 150 years have passed, our professional staff are only three degrees of separation from their earliest professional ancestor, Edward Waters, who opened his Patent Agency in Melbourne in 1859. The quick expansion of industry and commerce in the developing nation soon required a matching expansion in patent services and in 1882 Edward Waters opened a branch office in Sydney. The young manager, Fred Walsh, later established his own firm in 1901 and remained a eminent leader of the profession until his end in 1938. Bob Shelton was to play a major role in the history of the steady and something of his outstanding life is preserved in a brief personal history Robert C Shelton which he wrote in 1977. Bob commenced work as an apprentice in the MSW railway workshops and later qualified as a patent attorney and mechanical engineer. The firm continued to grow and the initial three partners were soon joined by David T Wilson and William S Lloyd in 1976. He lived by this maxim throughout his lengthy professional life. Prior he retired in 1984, he liked to say that from his last professional office in Clarence Street, he could calm see the small railway shed on the other side of Darling Barbour, where he studied for his matriculation exams in the 1920s. The steady has continued to grow throughout its lengthy history, by taking on new partners, acquiring a number of other practices and by accessible association with many highly respected practitioners both here and overseas. One of these practices, acquired in 1977, was that of Stuart Griffith, who was famously involved in the defense of Darwin during the War. Helen paid tribute to the assistance that Uncle Bob Shelton had given her in studying for her patent specification drafting examination. One of the cornerstones of professional life is temporary on acquired skills to the younger ge