About DCC
Ensuring Brilliance Thrives
For over 140 years we've been protecting
creativity and embracing innovation.
Today, we are one of the largest, most respected IP firms servicing local and international clients with all their IP needs.
With offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia and with filing capabilities in many countries throughout Asia Pacific, we assist in the creation, protection and commercialisation of all facets of IP, as well as advising in general corporate and commercial law issues.
Our values of excellence through collegiality and engaging leadership have allowed us to attract the finest minds to provide commercially focused advice and excellent service while becoming world leaders in our respective fields.
Our History
Our history goes back 140 years, please use the timeline below to view our journey.
Our Firms
Davies Collison Cave (DCC) comprises:
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Davies Collison Cave Pty Ltd, an incorporated patent and trade mark attorney business operating in Australia and New Zealand;
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Davies Collison Cave Law Pty Ltd, an incorporated legal practice operating in Australia; and
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Davies Collison Cave Asia Pte Ltd, an incorporated patent and trade mark attorney business operating in Singapore.
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DCC Hong Kong Limited, an incorporated patent and trade mark attorney business operating in Hong Kong.
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DCC Advanz Malaysia Sdn Bhd Reg. No 201701028140 (1242306-U), an incorporated intellectual property consultancy, patent and trade mark prosecution business in Malaysia.
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What We Do
The Patent and Trade Mark Attorney firms specialise in securing intellectual property rights across all IP subject matter including patents, trade marks, designs, circuit layouts, plant variety rights, copyright, and domain names, as well as providing expert searching, advice and opposition services across these areas and also in relation to trade secrets, licensing and commercialisation.
Our law firm specialises in IP litigation and in all commercial aspects of IP including commercial agreements, licensing, privacy and data protection and technology, media and telecommunications.
As DCC continues to break new ground we expand our service offering to Intellectual Asset Governance consulting. For more information about our areas of practice, click on the links below
DCC Experience and Legacy
Our Values and Culture
The strength of DCC is and has always been the experience and expertise of our people. Not surprisingly therefore our values focus on excellence through collegiality and engaging leadership.
We care about our people and they in turn care about our clients.
We continuously invest in our people with ongoing mentoring, training and development. We provide leadership within the IP profession through the voluntary roles our people hold in senior positions on non-governmental organisations including INTA, IPTA, FICPI, IBA, Law Council of Australia, AIPPI, IPLA, MARQUES, APAA and LESANZ as well as through lecturing at both undergraduate and post graduate courses at many of our leading Universities. Our clients are the direct beneficiaries of our high performing, highly motivated and talented people who are thought leaders of the profession in Australia and internationally.
More about our culture can be found below.
Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility
DCC is a member of the Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) which promotes best practice sustainability commitments and performance across the four pillars of environment, community, governance and people. A copy of our 2022 AusLSA Member Report can be found here
We have a commitment to pro bono services and are a signatory to the Australia Pro bono Centre Commitment. Many of our pro bono initiatives are developed by our people who have a passion for a particular cause and are keen to give back to the broader community.
Cultural Acknowledgement
We recognise the importance of culture, heritage and identity and acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we work, pay respect to their Elders both past and present, and recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We also recognise their ongoing contributions including those made to knowledge, creativity, culture and innovation and the unique and significant roles played within our communities.
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DCC’s Professional Duties and Ethical Standards
We will always act in accordance with the law and in the best interests of our clients, for further information on our processional duties and ethical standards, please click the link below