Melinda Upton - Blake Dawson

Melinda Upton practises in the area of intellectual property with a particular interest in trade mark and design law. Melinda Upton regularly advises local and international clients in all aspects of trade mark law including searching, prosecution, opposition actions, non-use/removal actions and licensing of trade marks, brand enforcement and protection including advertising and marketing matters, trade mark infringement actions, domain name disputes, consumer protection, copyright and designs.

Melinda Upton works with some of the leading brands in Australia and overseas and has assisted clients in industries as diverse as food, entertainment, financial services, publishing and hospitality.

Joanna Lawrence - Blake Dawson

Joanna Lawrence practises in the area of intellectual property with a particular interest in trade mark, domain name and copyright law. Prior to joining Blake Dawson in 1999, Joanna Lawrence worked in New Zealand for 3 years as a trade mark lawyer for a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. Joanna Lawrence regularly advises local and international clients in all aspects of trade mark law, including searching, prosecution, opposition actions, non-use/removal actions and licensing of trade marks, brand enforcement and protection including trade mark infringement matters, domain name disputes, consumer protection and copyright matters.

Joanna Lawrence has acted for diverse range of clients, including clients from the food and alcohol, hospitality, entertainment, sport, fashion and luxury goods, financial services, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.

Miriam Stiel - Allens Arthur Robinson

Miriam Stiel of Allens Arthur Robinson is a commercial litigator, specialising in intellectual property. Miriam Stiel advises on all aspects of intellectual property law and has acted in Court proceedings involving copyright, trade mark, patent and design infringement, breaches of confidential information, misleading and deceptive conduct and passing off. Miriam Stiel has also been involved in proceedings in the Australian Patent and Trade Marks Offices and in international domain name disputes.

Miriam Stiel works with Australian and multi-national corporations from a range of industries, including media and entertainment, luxury goods, sport, technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and financial services, to develop strategies for the protection, commercialisation and enforcement of their IP rights. Miriam Stiel has extensive experience in the area of anti-counterfeiting. She has worked closely with police and prosecuting authorities on criminal investigations and with the Australian Customs Service to prevent the importation of counterfeit goods into Australia. Miriam Stiel has been involved in making submissions to and appearing before government inquiries and meeting with government ministers and officials on intellectual property issues.

Miriam Stiel also has broad commercial litigation experience and has acted in product liability cases, contractual and advertising disputes and Corporations Law matters in Courts throughout Australia. Miriam Stiel has extensive experience running and defending applications for urgent interlocutory relief. Miriam works closely with clients to develop strategies for managing risks, avoiding disputes and handling dispute-related publicity and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution.

Senior Associate Intellectual Property - Blake Dawson - Non Contentious

We are seeking an experience General IP Senior Associate who possesses a blend of exceptional technical skills, standout ability to develop strong client relationships and a driving ambition to progress with the firm. Our client is one of the few Australian law firms which provides a complete range of contentious and non-contentious fully integrated specialist intellectual property service. As part of the Melbourne Intellectual Property and Competition (IPC) team the successful candidate will be experienced in, and provide the best strategic advice to, local and international companies operating in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, publishing, food, media, financial services, airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, computer engineering, mining and engineering sectors. With a number of the firms partners consistently ranked as being among the best in their respective fields of expertise, the IPC team offers opportunities no other firm can match. For a confidential discussion, please contact STUART ABLETHORPE in our MELBOURNE office on 9623 6777, quoting Ref No. 3B/43786

Senior Associate Intellectual Property - National Top Tier Firm - Non Contentious

We are seeking an experience General IP Senior Associate who possesses a blend of exceptional technical skills, standout ability to develop strong client relationships and a driving ambition to progress with the firm. Our client is one of the few Australian law firms which provides a complete range of contentious and non-contentious fully integrated specialist intellectual property service. As part of the Melbourne Intellectual Property and Competition (IPC) team the successful candidate will be experienced in, and provide the best strategic advice to, local and international companies operating in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, publishing, food, media, financial services, airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, computer engineering, mining and engineering sectors. With a number of the firms partners consistently ranked as being among the best in their respective fields of expertise, the IPC team offers opportunities no other firm can match.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Stuart Ablethorpe in our Melbourne office on 9623 6777, quoting Ref No. 3B/43786

IP and Technology - Melbourne

Make The Move That Will Make Your Career! Working with some of the brightest, most experienced people in the industry, you will join a friendly and award-winning team as part of a firm that places strong emphasis on career development and are fully committed to enabling their staff be the best at what they do, whatever their role.

The IP and Technology Group combines the benefits of a specialised Intellectual Property, Technology and Communications (including telecoms) practice with the resources of one of the largest law firms in Australia and works with local and international companies operating in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, publishing, food, media, financial services, airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, computer engineering, mining and engineering sectors:

Your work include:
* IP transactional work (trade marks, patents, design rights, advertising and marketing properties, copyright and unfair competition);
* IP litigation (particularly patent, trade mark, copyright and confidential information litigation); pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare (patent litigation, licensing and transactional work across the sector);
* IP portfolio management.

Background & Experience:

* Qualified solicitor with a minimum of ideally five years post qualification experience
* Previous experience in an Intellectual Property environment particularly in a top or mid-tier firm
* Strong academics

On offer

* Competitive salary
* Bonus incentives
* New, modern and well resource office environment
* Private health care
* Fully equipped gym
* Social Club
* Relocation assistance
* Financial assistance and study leave for educational/training relevant to the role

Whether you are looking to expand or consolidate your career, you can expect to work with teams of talented individuals in a modern and friendly environment. For more information about this outstanding opportunity, please contact Ivan Pignataro at First Law on + 61 3 9607 8417 or via email at ivan@firstint.com or apply online with confidence.

Blake Dawson IP

Blake Dawson’s Intellectual Property team comprises the foremost legal experts in this field in Australia. Blake Dawson’s award winning team provides a complete range of contentious and non-contentious specialist intellectual property services. Blake Dawson is one of the few Australian law firms which provide a completely integrated full service intellectual property offering. Their team is able to register, commercialise and enforce any intellectual property (IP) right. Blake Dawson’s technical skills in IP to provide the best strategic advice to local and international companies operating in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, publishing, food, media, financial services, airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, computer engineering, mining and engineering sectors.

Chambers Global, 2007 stated that Blake Dawson’s “team has a strong practice across the board”, while Chambers Global, 2006 commented that “Clients get a lot of attention, no stone is left unturned”. Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006/2007 also noted Blake Dawson’s strong client base: “The firm acts for a long list of companies, including many globally famous brands, as well as government bodies, life sciences organisations and research institutes”. In the Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey, 2006 the Blake Dawson IP practice received recognition in all categories: patent prosecution, patent contentious, trade mark/copyright contentious, and trade mark prosecution. They have a first-tier ranking in IP, IT and Communications and Media from Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006/2007 and in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2006. Blake Dawson’s life sciences practice has received particular accolades. They are judged to be a leader in Life Sciences (all categories) in PLC Cross-border Handbooks, 2006/2007. Interviewees for Chambers Global, 2007 singled out the life sciences sector as an area of “overwhelming strength” for our practice.

Blake Dawson is one of only three Australian firms listed in the top 20 IP practices in the Global Intellectual Property Super League Tables, 2006. Three of the firm’s IP partners were named in the Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners, 2007.
Our perspective

Blake Dawson’s Intellectual Property practice offers Australian and international clients a full range of intellectual property services, including:
* Advising on identification, protection and management of patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeders’ rights, and related services such as drafting, filing, prosecution, opposition and strategic portfolio management
* Negotiating and drafting a full range of IP agreements, including agreements regarding commercialisation, research and development, licensing, distribution, franchising, sponsorship, joint venture and international technology transfer
* Advising on copyright, confidential information, passing off and unfair competition
* Enforcing all IP rights, including conducting IP litigation and alternative dispute resolution and developing anti-counterfeiting strategies.
* Advising on marketing, advertising and promotions and on sponsorship and merchandising agreements
* Advising on food, pharmaceutical, therapeutic goods and agricultural and veterinary chemicals regulation.

Blake Dawson’s recent Intellectual Property experience includes:

* World’s first vaccine against cervical cancer - Blake Dawson acted for CSL Limited in the Federal Court of Australia in a dispute concerning the world’s first vaccine against cervical cancer. The dispute was satisfactorily resolved. CSL subsequently successfully applied to the PBAC and federal government to annually vaccinate all Australian females aged 12 and to conduct catch up vaccinations over a two year period.
* Gambro v Fresenius - Blake Dawson acted for Gambro in its long running patent litigation against Fresenius Medical Care relating to haemodialysis systems and disposables in Australia. We represented Gambro in victories on infringement and validity in the Federal Court at first instance and before the Full Court on appeal. We also successfully defended Fresenius’s application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. Blake Dawson is currently acting for Gambro in the damages phase of the case.
* Conor Med Systems Inc v Angiotech & UBC - Blake Dawson acted for Conor who sought revocation of patents held by Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc and the University of British Columbia over taxol-coated stents in the Federal Court. This was the first case to consider whether the inclusion of an additional patentee, who has no entitlement to the claimed invention, renders the patent liable to be revoked under section 138(3)(a) of the Patents Act 1990.

IP Partners at Blake Dawson

Peter Chalk
David Clark
Belinda Findlay
Grant Fisher
Ben Miller
Mary Padbury
Lisa Ritson

Senior Associates at Blake Dawson

Annika Barrett
Anita Cade
Karen Gettens
Natalie Hazel
Joanna Lawrence
Nik Ramchand
Kellech Smith
Melinda Upton

In House Banking General Counsel - Leading Financial Institution Sydney

* Sociable work environment
* First class remuneration and rewards
* Junior Level role 2 + years

Make your move in-house with this high profile financial institution! Superior rewards for challenging work in the heart of the Sydney CBD. Our client is a leading international financial institution offering banking & financial services to clients in all around the world. They handle high profile transactions with an impressive international scope and offer a superior team environment, with Australian operations based in the Sydney CBD. They are currently seeking a Banking expert to provide legal advice in-house and take charge of the firm’s dynamic team.

You will be responsible for advising on a range of matters including retail banking (savings and loan products), advising on legislation and prudential material, legal research and provision of written and verbal advice to clients on:

* consumer credit issues
* FRS
* advertising
* customer complains
* privacy related matters
* IT/IP

You will be joining a team that is fresh, innovative and different from the rest- they believe in transparency, and that means being open, honest and direct with customers and employees. Their culture inspires creativity and encourages innovation, a distinction that sets them apart. Secure this opportunity with your 2+ years post admission experience, solid technical skills in Banking and finance and strong academic background! To confidentially apply for this role or to find out more information, please contact Bill Panourgias on +61 2 9233 7977 or nc@naimanclarke.com.au, quoting reference number WP15090/SK

Corporate/Commercial Lawyer (Melbourne) - 3-5 PQE Rated Boutique Practice

* Rated boutique corporate/commercial practice
* Great work and great benefits

Our client has an extremely well regarded practice that competes with all of the top-tier firms, but offers a unique environment where the talented are given the chance to shine and take on responsibility at an early stage. The work on offer is top notch, interesting and diverse. You will be involved in a broad range of commercial work including:

* business structuring (companies, joint ventures and partnerships);
* commercial contracts and arrangements;
* corporate governance and compliance issues;
* public listings and capital raisings;
* mergers, acquisitions and takeovers;
* family and business succession planning and estate planning;
* financial services licensing and compliance; and
* managed investments and privatisations and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience on a broad range of commercial matters (any IP / IT experience highly desirable but not mandatory). For further information, please contact Vicky Alexiou on (03) 9604 9699 or email your cv to legal.melbourne@hays.com.au quoting Ref 95739VA.

Intellectual Property Senior Associate (Melbourne)

A rare opportunity to join a full integrated IP team - with both contentious and non-contentious work on offer. You will be a Senior Associate with proven client relationships and a strong ambition to succeed.

Working with local and international companies, you will work across a range of industries including airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, pharmaceutical, food, media, financial services, mining, engineering and publishing. As noted above, this is a unique opportunity to continue your practice in both contentious and non-contentious IP in an award winning team.

Ref: MMD16256
For a confidential discussion regarding this position please contact Megan Drysdale:
P: (03) 9612 8555
F: (03) 9629 2155
E: megan.drysdale@mahlab.com.au