Minter Ellison IP

Minter Ellison covers patents, trade marks and copyright matters throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific. Minter Ellison acts for clients such as Armani, BMW, the Victoria Department of Justice and SingTel Optus.

Minter Ellison’s IP group focuses on the pharmaceutical, life sciences, new media and the fast moving consumer goods industries, and recently secured instructions to manage the Australian portfolio of Geoffrey Inc, owner of the family of Toys ‘R’ Us brands.

IP Partners and Special Counsel at Minter Ellison
Charles Alexander
Adam Bannister
Oliver Barrett
Peter Bartlett
Linda Berry
Margaret Brown
Geraldine Farrell
James Flowers
Mitzi Gilligan
Kent Grey
David Inglis
Peter Kearney
Anthony Lloyd
Paul McGinness
Graham Nagle
Richard Pash
Ron Pila
Josh Simons
John Witheriff
Paul Zawa

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Mallesons Stephen Jaques IP

Mallesons Stephen Jaques’s award winning intellectual property team covers contentious and non-contentious IP in the areas of copyright, designs, trade marks/brands and patent law. Mallesons Stephen Jaques’s experienced team provide strategic commercial advice and solutions for our clients and we have a winning track record in disputes. This has led them to being named:

* IP Firm of the Year 2007 - Asialaw IP Awards 2007
* Leading Australian Intellectual Property Firm - Chambers Global Guide 2007
* Leading Australian Intellectual Property Firm - Asia Pacific Legal 500 2006/2007
* Highly Recommended Intellectual Property - PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007

Their clients include Adidas, Alphapharm, Arnott’s Biscuits, BlueScope Steel, Bodum, Business Software Alliance, Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell’s Soup Company, Lion Nathan, Mayne, Microsoft, National Australia Bank, Nestlé, nudie, Pacific Magazines, Seven Network, Time Inc, Starbucks, Sydney Opera House Trust, Tabcorp, Telstra and Wyeth.

IP Partners at Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Ian Angus
Adam Bartlett
Scott Bouvier
Robert Cooper
Maurice Gonsalves
Patrick Gunning
Nicole Heller
Nigel Hunt
Kristin Leece
Cheng Lim
Michael Lundberg
Ben Luscombe
Wayne McMaster
Kim O’Connell
Katrina Rathie
John Swinson

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IP Special Counsel at Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Kathleen Harris
Melissa Marcus
Leslie Tilly

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Freehills IP

Freehills offers a full service patent and trade mark attorney service, as well as first-rate lawyers specialising in IP commercialisation and litigation. Its team is particularly strong in the pharmaceutical industry, where it acts for AstraZeneca and CSIRO. Freehills’ Intellectual Property team received commendations from the 2006–07 edition of Chambers Global, which commented that ‘”unparralled thoroughness” was deemed to be the signature of this outfit’s high quality work product, both in terms of research and advice’.

IP Partners at Freehills
* James Cherry
* Brett Connor
* Celia Davies
* John Dower
* Frances Drummond
* Kathryn Everett
* Sue Gilchrist
* Paul Jones
* Shaun McVicar
* Greg Noonan
* Paul Savage
* Kristin Stammer
* Campbell Thompson
* Debra Tulloch
* Irene Zeitler

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth IP

Corrs brings to clients the breadth and diversity of experience which have made it widely recognised as one of the largest and most expert intellectual property practices in Australia. Corrs’ diverse client base ranges from multinational corporations to individual inventors. As well as acting for some of Australia’s largest companies, the Intellectual Property practice group acts for and represents the Australian interests of the owners of some of the world’s best-known brands, including Cartier, Mont Blanc, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Louis Vuitton, Foster’s and Quiksilver.

Intellectual property is an increasingly complex area of law, reflecting the growing priority of protecting intellectual property rights across diverse industries and markets. Organisations and individuals alike understand that their intellectual property is a major asset. The combined expertise of Corrs’ Intellectual Property practice group is well-equipped to offer clients a comprehensive range of legal resources and advice on the best ways to protect, promote, enforce and commercialise their intellectual property. As well as offering advice in the critical specialist fields of patents and trade marks, Corrs brings expertise in anti-counterfeiting, copyright law, licensing and sponsorship, as well as sector-specific expertise in advertising and marketing; food, retail and wine; information technology; biotechnology and R&D.

IP Partners at Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Tim Allen
Andrew Ball
Philip Catania
Odette Gourley
John Gray
Eugenia Kolivos
Andrew Korbel
Stephen Kroker
John McCombe
Sally Nicolson
James North
Eddie Scuderi
Patrick Sefton
David Smith
Stephen Stern
Matthew Swinn
James Whittaker

Senior Associates at Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hilary Goodier
Isaac Lin
Anna Kuperman
Vanessa Mellis
Luke Merrick
Liam Nankervis
Carolyn Welsh
Frances Wheelahan

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Clayton Utz IP

Clayton Utz has one of Australia’s largest and most experienced specialist intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) practice groups. Their intellectual Property and IT group lawyers assist clients with all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trade marks, copyright, registered designs, confidential information, data protection, electronic circuit layouts and plant breeders’ rights.

“Many large corporations, government organisations and big international brands operating in Australia turn to the excellent IP practice at Clayton Utz for advice on commercialising and protecting their brands and intellectual property portfolios.” Asian In-House Handbook

“head and shoulders above the rest, both at senior partner level and below. They are extremely efficient, pull out all the stops and work all hours to get the job done.” [Client quote] “IT outsourcing and hi-tech commercial work are clear areas of expertise for the team.” Chambers Global, Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers

“Across the board Clayton Utz has a leading industry practice, with considerable depth and strength encompassing regulatory, IP and product liability issues.” Global Counsel Life Sciences Super League

“…the formidable team at Clayton Utz, attracting an extensive and palatable list of clients and high-profile matters.” Asia Pacific Legal 500

“a leading firm for intellectual property.” Chambers Global, Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers

Clayton Utz acts for Adidas, Apple, Remington and Kellogs.

IP Partners at Clayton Utz

Ian Bloemendal
Jeremy Charlston
John Collins
Jonathan Corby (Special Counsel)
Robert Cutler
Brian Elkington
John Fairbairn
Philippa Hore
Mark Krenzer (Special Counsel)
Chris McLeod
Richard Morrison
Simon Newcomb
Anna Sharpe
Mark Sneddon
Mary Still
Alexandra Wedutenko

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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

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Allens Arthur Robinson IP

Allens Arthur Robinson’s IP Practice has received the following awards:

* Leading Australian IP Firm 2008 – Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers
* Leading Australian Patent Litigation Firm 2007 – Managing Intellectual Property
* Leading Australian Trademark and Copyright Litigation Firm 2007 – Managing Intellectual Property
* Leading Australian IP Firm 2007 – PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
* Leading Australian IP Firm 2007/08 – Asia Pacific Legal 500

Allens Arthur Robinson’s intellectual property practice gives you access to a streamlined service from some of the world’s top intellectual property practitioners. They are known for their pragmatic, commonsense approach. Allens Arthur Robinson combines the skills of our commercial and litigation intellectual property lawyers with those of their integrated Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys firm allowing them to offer a comprehensive intellectual property service. Allens Arthur Robinson has successfully acted for clients in major litigation proceedings relating to infringement of patents, trade marks, copyright and designs rights, as well as breaches of confidence and information technology rights. Their experience extends throughout the region, particularly in China, but also in Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, the Philippines and South Korea. Clients include Pfizer, Sony and FOXTEL.

IP Partners in Allens Arthur Robinson

Justine Beaumont (Special Counsel)
Chris Bird
Andrew Butler
Fred Chilton
Dr Trevor Davies
John Dieckmann (Special Counsel)
Jim Dwyer
Tim Golder
Richard Hamer
Philip Kerr
Sarah Matheson
Jackie O’Brien
Miriam Stiel
Andrew Wiseman
David Yates

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