Franke Hyland Pty Ltd

29/10/2025

Event Recap | Business Practice Forum - Intellectual Property: Simplifying and Protecting Your Most Valuable Business Asset

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent Business Practice Forum this morning, our speakers, Peter Franke and Adam Hyland from Franke Hyland Pty Ltd provided clear and practical insights into understanding and managing IP in business. The session sparked great discussion, with many questions asked and answered throughout - it was fantastic to see such strong engagement from our members.

Key takeaways included:
✔️Gaining clarity on the types of IP protection available and relevant to your business
✔️Understanding how strategic decision points impact competitive positioning
✔️Exploring cost-effective approaches to IP management and protection

A big thank you to Franke Hyland for sharing their expertise and bringing such an important topic to our members. Your knowledge and experience provided invaluable insights for businesses at every stage.

HunterNet Co-Operative is proud to continue facilitating these opportunities for our members to learn, connect, and strengthen their business capabilities.

19/11/2024

26/07/2024

Did you know you can trade mark logos, sounds, shapes and even sayings?

A chant that began at the 2000 Sydney Olympics is now recognised worldwide and even has its own trade mark.

So, to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics kicking off today, let’s hear it for Team Australia: 💚 💛 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. Oi, oi, oi. 💚 💛

Learn more about what you can trademark here: bit.ly/3R8xjRd

💚 💛 💚 💛

22/09/2022

When you own intellectual property (IP) rights, you might receive unsolicited third-party invoices around your renewal time.

Don’t get caught out, check the source before you pay.

See our website for where you can get further help: bit.ly/3gYjh2M

02/09/2022

Did you know that WiFi was patented by CSIRO in 1996?

Can you imagine surviving lockdown without it? An amazing invention we are all thankful to have during the COVID pandemic.

If you have a device, substance, method or process that is new, inventive and useful, you may need a patent. Visit our website to find out more: bit.ly/3O3HsMz

18/07/2022

What makes your brand recognisable?

Perhaps you are considering trade marking a colour?

We have over 370 registered colour marks in Australia.

Did you know you can search our database to see what is already registered here: bit.ly/3uOVaLs

27/04/2022

WETSUITS THAT SAVE LIVES A fabric that revolutionizes the wetsuit industry! This has been the goal of Mr. Haydon Burford, the inventor and the Director of Shark Stop Australia Pty Ltd (“Shark Stop”). He has developed an improved shark resistant fabric for use in wetsuits and other similar applic...

12/08/2021

World-renowned contemporary Japanese artist and designer Tokujin Yoshioka, who designed the Olympic torch for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, unpacks the symbolism of his design and the message of hope it conveys.

13/05/2021

New branding!

19/02/2020

Great turnout for our Avoiding the Seven Sins of IP Protection seminar this morning.

IBT sponsor FrankeHyland hosted a seminar this morning on ‘The Seven Deadly Sins of Intellectual Property’.

Some key points from the seminar:

⭕️Familiarise yourself with your competitors IP
⭕️If collaborating, draw clear lines between what counts as background IP and what is new
⭕️Know what territories are critical to you and your competitors
⭕️Be prepared!

We will have more tips to share from this seminar soon. If you haven’t already signed up for our newsletter, join us at InBestThing.com.au

13/08/2019

In June 2018 the Australian Government launched negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European-Union (EU).

As part of the agreement, the EU are asking for Australia to protect a list of EU geographical indications (GIs). The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are seeking submissions in a public objections process to identify Australian industry and stakeholder interests and objections to the protection of the list of EU GIs.

For information on the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement, the public objections process, including the terms the EU is seeking protection for and to file your objection please visit the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.

Submissions should be lodged with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by 13 November 2019.

Information about the protection of GIs in Australia is available on the IP Australia website.