Asia-Pacific IP law firm with 490+ staff across 10 regional offices
Spruson & Ferguson is a 137-year-old IP law practice serving Fortune 500 and emerging companies across Asia-Pacific from 10 offices. The tech stack is firmly Microsoft-centric (Windows, 365, SQL Server, C#, ASP.NET) with React and Power BI layered on top—typical of a professional-services firm mid-modernization. Active hiring is concentrated in legal roles (8 of 13 open positions), but engineering (2) and ops (2) additions signal investment in internal systems. Three concurrent projects—regional IT infrastructure, security integration, and AR cleanup—plus explicit pain points around cybersecurity and vulnerability assessment suggest the firm is prioritizing operational resilience.
Spruson & Ferguson provides patent, trademark, and design IP services across the Asia-Pacific region, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur. The firm employs over 490 staff and serves a client base ranging from emerging startups to Fortune 500 companies and public research organizations. Core service areas include patent prosecution and litigation, trademark prosecution and litigation, and commercial IP advice. The firm is part of the IPH Ltd group.
The firm operates 10 regional offices: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur.
Core infrastructure: Windows, Microsoft 365, SQL Server, C#, ASP.NET. Frontend/analytics: React, Power BI, JavaScript, CSS, HTML. Enterprise services: Azure API Management, SQL Server Integration Services.
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