Australian IP and SaaS Law for Health Products and Platforms

Yes. If the work matches a defined package on this page, send the request form and we will confirm the fee, GST, timing, exclusions and what we need from you. There is no charge for the quote. It is not advice and it does not start a retainer. We issue a costs agreement before any chargeable work starts.

A 60-minute Strategy Planning Session at $750 exclusive of GST. It is the right first step when the product, parties or documents are not yet settled enough for a fixed package. You leave with the issues that matter, the recommended next instruction, and whether a package, a consult, or a store document is enough. It is not a substitute for a written AHPRA, TGA, trade mark or marketplace review.

Not necessarily. Payment and delivery arrangements do not always establish the ownership position required for a particular asset or jurisdiction. The contract, the work created and the relevant parties should be reviewed before relying on an ownership outcome.

No. Website terms usually govern use of a website. A SaaS or marketplace agreement may need to address the service, who is the supplier, data flows, provider verification, support, liability, complaints and the commercial allocation of risk in much greater detail.

Clinician-founded content brands, courses, apps and health-tech products often raise overlapping questions about AHPRA advertising, TGA rules where therapeutic goods or prescription medicines are discussed, Australian Consumer Law health claims, ownership of content, and privacy of health information. A dietitian is not AHPRA-registered, so that contributor sits under a different regime. The right legal work depends on the product, the clinicians, the content and the jurisdictions involved. This work is independent legal advice. It is not AHPRA, National Board or TGA pre-approval.

It is prudent to consider brand clearance before significant launch expenditure, printed materials or paid ads. Registration of a business name does not confer trade mark rights. A brand clearance note is a search and written advice. It does not include filing, and it is not a guarantee of registration or non-infringement.

Responsibility depends on the facts, the copy, how it was published, and the contract between the agency and the client. AHPRA, TGA and Australian Consumer Law questions can sit with more than one party. The useful first step is a first-file review of actual examples, the questions you need answered, and the terms you already use, rather than a general retainer covering every post.

The scope varies, but investors commonly examine ownership records, founder, employee and contractor arrangements, licences, open-source use, trade marks, material contracts and disclosures affecting transfer, control or termination rights.

Hamilton Bailey can provide Australian commercial legal advice and help coordinate appropriate specialist steps. Patent drafting, prosecution and international patent filings are outside our scope and are referred to a registered patent attorney. Foreign-law opinions and local foreign filing advice require the appropriately qualified foreign practitioner where required.