{"id":7924,"date":"2024-01-30T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patent-pilot.com\/?p=7924"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:57:29","slug":"the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Largest Patent Prosecution Firms in Australia 2018-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\">The patent prosecution market in Australia is highly concentrated and dominated by <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color); color: var(--awb-custom_color_2);\">a relatively small number of firms<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\"><span style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_2);\">.<\/span> According to<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> IP Pilot\u2019s<\/a><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\"> data, within a universe of <\/span><b style=\"font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color); color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">194,383 filings, attributed to over 180 renowned Australian law firms<\/b><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\"><span style=\"font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);\">, an intriguing scenario is observed. Merely <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><b>the<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color); color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><b> five patent prosecution firms in Australia hold the primacy of representing more than 50% of the total volume of filings<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\"> made over the last five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Rank: Largest 25 Patent Prosecution Firms in Australia<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16607989\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:32px;\"><p>Fill out the form to get the data<\/p>\n<\/div><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/shell.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n\tregion: \"na1\",\n\tportalId: \"3350075\",\n\tformId: \"b67257e4-9eea-4926-bde9-93bc91ffcdc1\"\n});\n<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>This finding reveals a notable concentration of legal activity in the hands of a restricted group of firms. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/spruson-ferguson-au\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPRUSON &amp; FERGUSON<\/a><\/strong> stands out as the <b><span style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">largest firm, representing approximately 32,331 patent<\/span><\/b> applications published from 2018 to 2022. In second place, we have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/davies-collison-cave-au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DAVIES COLLISON CAVE<\/a><\/strong>, with 20,441 records in the same interval. <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/griffith-hack-au?_gl=1*7wfded*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>GRIFFITH HACK<\/b><\/a> occupies the third position, with 19,526 filings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/fb-rice-au?_gl=1*svtljc*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>FB RICE<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/phillips-ormonde-fitzpatrick-au?_gl=1*svtljc*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>PHILLIPS ORMONDE &amp; FITZPATRICK<\/b><\/a> occupy the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, and are the only independent firms among the top 5 Australian patent firms. The next largest independent firms are <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/wrays-au?_gl=1*svtljc*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>WRAYS<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/madderns-au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>MADDERNS<\/b><\/a>, which are in the ninth and tenth positions.<\/p>\n<p>All other firms belong either to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphltd.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>IPH<\/b><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/qantmip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>QANTM<\/b><\/a>. Besides <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/spruson-ferguson-au\/?_gl=1*svtljc*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>SPRUSON &amp; FERGUSON<\/b><\/a>, IPH owns <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/griffith-hack-au\/?_gl=1*svtljc*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRIFFITH HACK<\/a>, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/pizzeys-patent-and-trade-mark-attorneys-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PIZZEYS<\/a>, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/shelston-ip-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SHELSTON IP<\/a>,<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/watermark-patent-trademark-attorneys-au\/?_gl=1*ec1czn*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATERMARK<\/a><\/b>, and <b><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/aj-park-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AJ PARK<\/a><\/b>. Except for <b><a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/aj-park-au\/\">AJ PARK<\/a><\/b> (11) and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/watermark-patent-trademark-attorneys-au\/?_gl=1*1vn4dqe*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\"><b>WATERMARK<\/b><\/a> (27), all of these firms rank in the top 10 for filing volume in Australia, accounting for more than 76,100 representations over the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>GRIFFITH HACK, SHELSTON IP, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/watermark-patent-trademark-attorneys-au\/?_gl=1*1vn4dqe*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\"><b>WATERMARK<\/b><\/a> were incorporated into IPH through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphltd.com.au\/xenith-acquisition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquisition of Xenith IP<\/a>. As of November 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffithhack.com\/about-us\/watermark-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>WATERMARK has been integrated into GR<\/b><\/a><b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">IFFITH HACK<\/b>. In September 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spruson.com\/news\/spruson-ferguson-and-shelston-ip-to-combine-as-one-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>SHELSTON IP<\/b> and <b>SPRUSON &amp; FERGUSON<\/b> <b>merged to operate under the SPRUSON &amp; FERGUSON brand<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>QANTM, the other public IP firm holding, owns <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/davies-collison-cave-au\/?_gl=1*1rp3dm2*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>DAVIES COLLISON CAVE<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/fpa-patent-attorneys-pty-ltd-au\/?_gl=1*1rp3dm2*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>FPA PATENT ATTORNEYS<\/b><\/a> (rank 7), and acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/cotters-patent-trade-mark-attorneys-au?_gl=1*1rp3dm2*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>COTTERS<\/b><\/a> (rank 23) in 2020, which since July 2022, has been integrated into <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">FPA<\/b>. QANTM firms account for 32,191 filings overall.<\/p>\n<p>This concentration becomes apparent when compared to other markets. For instance, in the United States (you can find the US country report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/country-report-the-largest-us-patent-law-firms\/\">here<\/a>), the top 50 firms account for 32% of all filings between 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>*CULLENS and FISHER ADAMS KELLY CALLINANS are two firms whose brands have been discontinued after joining IPH.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Overall Patent Landscape in Australia<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">Approximately 88% of all filings represented by Australian patent prosecution firms had foreign origins<\/b>. This implies a high focus of the representatives on international clients, which may reflect that in addition to having a strong and well-established patent system, Australia is an economically attractive market for many international companies.<\/p>\n<p>The <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">vast majority of the 25 largest patent prosecution firms<\/b> in Australia have a similar trend, with more than half of them having <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">80% of their portfolio exposed to international clients<\/b>. Only a few firms &#8211;<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/michael-buck-ip-au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MICHAEL BUCK IP<\/a><\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/baxter-patent-attorneys-au?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>BAXTER PATENT ATTORNEYS<\/b><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/law-firms\/alder-ip-pty-ltd-au?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>ALDER IP PTY LTD<\/b><\/a> &#8211; worked primarily with domestic clients, with their share of foreign work lower than 50% (see Table).<\/p>\n<p>This is because most of the applicants filing in Australia came from foreign origins, with the majority coming from the United States, China, Germany, Japan, and Great Britain. Some of the largest filers between 2018 and 2022 included American companies <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/applicants\/apple-inc-us?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>APPLE<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/applicants\/qualcomm-inc-us?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>QUALCOMM INC<\/b><\/a>, Chinese companies <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/applicants\/huawei-tech-co-ltd-cn?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>HUAWEI TECH CO LTD<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/applicants\/guangdong-oppo-mobile-telecommunications-corp-ltd-cn?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD<\/b><\/a>, and South Korean company <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ip-pilot.com\/applicants\/lg-electronics-inc-kr?_gl=1*ilqw9p*_gcl_au*MTYwODQxMDY5NC4xNzA1OTE3ODQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>LG ELETRONICS INC<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Australia: Shares of Foreign Filings per Firm<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16607800\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".fusion-modal.report\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Download the Data<\/span><i class=\"fa-angle-double-right fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Case Exchange Trends<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Regarding the international patent case exchange, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/country-report-the-largest-us-patent-law-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>United States<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>China<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Germany<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Japan<\/b><\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-pilot.com\/en\/the-largest-patent-prosecution-firms-in-great-britain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>UK<\/b><\/a> were the <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">primary foreign partners of Australia<\/b> in the considered time frame. <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">Australia sent most of the cases<\/b> (3,978) <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">to the US<\/b>, accounting for 23% of the total sent amount, followed by <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">China<\/b> (2,036\/12%) and <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">Canada<\/b> (1,890\/11%). At the same time, Australian representatives received high volumes from Americans (53,212 cases), which is 48% of the overall received filings, Chinese (10,125\/9%), and Germans (7,649\/7%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Law Firms Receiving Most Cases from Australia: Country Breakdown 2018-2022<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Law Firms Sending Most Cases to Australia: Country Breakdown 2018-2022<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16608034\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16608069\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">To Sum Up<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mgumv-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mgumv-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-&#091;40rem&#093; xl:max-w-&#091;48rem&#093; group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-&#091;calc(100%-115px)&#093; agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-&#091;20px&#093; text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6fe26686-5d86-4204-b9c0-31729ba4aad7\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Australia&#8217;s patent prosecution market is highly concentrated, with <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">the top five firms representing over 50% of the 194,383 filings<\/b> in the last five years. <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">Most patent prosecution firms in Australia are part of IPH or QANTM<\/b> and are highly focused on international clients, with <b style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\">88% of filings having foreign origins<\/b>. Major applicants in Australia are from the United States, China, Germany, Japan, and the UK. 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