Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Watermark
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Description area
Dates of existence
1859 - 1984
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.
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Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Patent attorneys.