Overview

Davies Collison Cave is Asia-Pacific’s premier Intellectual Property practice. Its practice areas include:

  • IP litigation and commercialization, and other legal services
  • Patent drafting, prosecution and counselling
  • Trade mark filing, prosecution and counselling
  • Design filing, prosecution and counselling

As industry leaders in the intellectual property space with a history that spans more than 140 years, our team of highly qualified and trained lawyers and attorneys serve our clients with a tireless commitment and passion. Davies Collison Cave provide an extensive range of strategically focused intellectual property services including expert advice in patents, trade marks, domain names, trade secrets, copyright and design protection, as well as licensing, litigation, TMT, privacy and data protection, tax and related legal and commercial matters.

With offices throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, Davies Collison Cave acts for some of the world's most recognizable brands, including Microsoft, Instagram, Monster Energy, BMW, GSK, Novartis, Burberry, and Black and Decker, leading global tertiary and research institutions and cutting-edge start-ups

Our reputation in the field is long-standing and our team of specialized attorneys and lawyers are consistently recognized for their informed, strategic, commercially relevant and timely advice by clients and industry peers. Some of our most recent awards include:

  • Australia's 2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Intellectual Property Law - Best Lawyers 2024
  • Australia's 2022 "Law Firm of the Year" in Intellectual Property Law - Best Lawyers 2022
  • Australian Patent firm of the Year – Asia IP Awards 2020

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Practice Areas:
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
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Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

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2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Intellectual Property Law

National

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National Ranking
Intellectual Property Law

Regional

Brisbane

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Brisbane
Intellectual Property Law

Canberra

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Canberra
Intellectual Property Law

Melbourne

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Melbourne
Intellectual Property Law
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Melbourne
Biotechnology Law
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Melbourne
Litigation

Sydney

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Sydney
Intellectual Property Law

Select Clients

BAE Systems Black and Decker Bluescope BMW Burberry CSIRO CSL Dalmec SpA DuluxGroup GSK Instagram Merck Microsoft Monster Energy MYOB Novartis Orica International Telstra Tokyo Broadcasting Systems UTAS Nexus Aquasciences Wesfarmers

Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

Star inside a segmented circle
2026 "Law Firm of the Year"
Intellectual Property Law

National

Tier
1
National Ranking
Intellectual Property Law

Regional

Brisbane

Tier
1
Brisbane
Intellectual Property Law

Canberra

Tier
1
Canberra
Intellectual Property Law

Melbourne

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1
Melbourne
Intellectual Property Law
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2
Melbourne
Biotechnology Law
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2
Melbourne
Litigation

Sydney

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1
Sydney
Intellectual Property Law

Practice Areas

Davies Collison Cave has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 3 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Life Sciences Practice
  • Litigation
  • Patents
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Real Property Law
  • Tax Law
  • Telecommunications Law
  • Trademark
  • Trademarks
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia

Davies Collison Cave proudly has 19 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Awards

Davies Collison Cave is honored to be recognized for excellence by Best Law Firms and other leading legal industry organizations. Our rankings and awards reflect the dedication, skill, and results our attorneys deliver across a wide range of practice areas. In addition to our Best Law Firms awards, Davies Collison Cave has earned accolades from respected national and regional publications for outstanding legal service and professional achievement. Explore our awards below to learn more about how Davies Collison Cave continues to set the standard for quality legal representation.

Offices & Contacts

Melbourne, AU
Canberra, AU
Wellington, NZ
Singapore, SG
07-01 Ocean Financial Centre
10 Collyer Quay
Singapore 049315
Singapore
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