Hayley Hitch

Senior Associate at Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

+61 (02) 9635 7966

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Hayley

Hayley is a Senior Associate and Registered Trade Mark Attorney in the Intellectual Property, and also the Litigation, Insolvency, Restructuring and Debt Recovery areas of the firm.

Hayley has been awarded a Masters of Intellectual Property by the University of Technology Sydney. She also holds a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws by the University of Western Sydney.

Hayley is a registered Trade Marks Attorney with the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board.

Hayley has advocated for clients in the Local, District, Supreme, Federal and Federal Circuit Court, and advised clients on Intellectual Property matters including trade mark applications, trade mark infringement, design applications, breach of copyright, design infringement, patent disputes, licensing agreements and more.

Given Hayley’s arts background, she provides an artistic and creative understanding to matters of Intellectual Property. Her Intellectual Property expertise also benefits her work for clients in insolvency matters when dealing with intellectual property assets and rights for the benefit of creditors.

  • Insolvency, Restructuring & Debt Recovery
  • Intellectual Property
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Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

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Matthews Folbigg Lawyers is located at Parramatta in the geographic heart of Sydney. We serve all of the legal needs of individuals, government and businesses, regardless of their complexity, throughout all of Sydney and beyond.

We are industry leaders, and we never lose sight of the outcome that our clients want. We guide our clients through the legal process to achieve their desired outcome. Our growth and our success, comes from the growth and success of our clients.

If you look to us for help, you will notice the difference. We can make a difference today, whatever your requirements.

Matthews Folbigg has grown rapidly since its early beginnings in 1962 when two brothers, Brian and John Folbigg, established one of the first specialist property law practices in Parramatta.

Paul Matthews began his practice in Blacktown in 1970, specialising in areas of property and commercial law. The two practices merged in 1997 to form Matthews Folbigg.

Today, Matthews Folbigg is a young and dynamic law firm providing a complete range of legal services throughout Western Sydney and beyond.

We pride ourselves on our long-standing client relationships. This is a result of our approach, always focused around our clients’ needs and adding value.

We act for many ASX listed companies and a vast range of small and medium-sized businesses, majority of the local councils, as well as State and Commonwealth Government departments. We also advise individuals on all aspects of personal or corporate legal needs.

At Matthews Folbigg we exist to make a difference. We work to make a difference for our clients, our employees and our community by applying the following principles:

  • We do not accept the obvious
  • We employ, develop and harness talent
  • We work harder
  • We take it personally
  • We collaborate as a whole to deliver the best outcome

 Our Intellectual Property Team

Intellectual property comprises valuable assets that every business should be protecting as far as legally possible, and our dedicated lawyers can provide a range of assistance including in respect of:

  • advice regarding the different types of intellectual property and how to register and protect same
  • due diligence investigations to check ownership, registration/renewal status and encumbrances
  • cross-referencing names against already existing domain names, business names, company names, and registered intellectual property
  • trade mark registrations and dealing with opposition challenges
  • enforcement of intellectual property rights including to seek injunctions and damages
  • defending intellectual property infringement claims
  • dealing with disputes
  • issuing/responding to notices of alleged breach
  • confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements
  • protection of ideas and know-how
  • intellectual property licensing and transfer agreements
  • dealing with moral rights
  • waiver and release agreements

Our Intellectual Property team are specialists who, on a daily basis, work with our clients to create, protect and enforce intellectual property rights for a wide range of clientele.

If you would like advice in how you may protect your intellectual property or assistance in protecting your rights, please contact our team.

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