Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1863 - 2004 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8 type 1 and 1 type 2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The first patent application by the newly formed partnership Waters and Hart was filed in May 1859. The dominant partner was Edward Waters (1937 - 1917) who arrived in the Colony of Victoria from London in 1855. Subequent related businesses included Edwd. Waters and Sons (sic). Branch Offices we established in Sydney in the 1880s and Brisbane in the 1890s. The branches eventually became separate businesses.
On 1 May 1989, the company changed its name to Watermark Patent and Trademark Attorneys moved to 290 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn Victoria 3122.
In 2019 Watermark was fully integrated into intellectual property service provider Griffith Hack.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes information about Edward Waters and his estate, examples of client paperwork, and information about the development of intellectual property law in Victoria.