Rob Cutler - Clayton Utz

Rob Cutler specialises in commercial litigation, intellectual property and information technology litigation, Part V of the Trade Practices Act (consumer protection), marketing, anti-piracy and sponsorship. As an accredited mediator and skilled advocate, Rob Cutler has appeared in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and the District and Local Courts of New South Wales. In addition, Rob spent four years managing the Clayton Utz Advocacy Program, teaching adversarial advocacy skills to Clayton Utz Partners, Senior Associates and Solicitors.

Before joining Clayton Utz, Rob Cutler worked in the litigation department of multinational law firm Clifford Chance. Rob Cutler’s clients appreciate his ability to communicate the legal essentials, ensuring that disputes and the negotiations to resolve them do not get bogged down and always remain focused on the key points of the deal.

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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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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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