Intellectual Property
Experience
Some of the significant IP disputes and commercial deals we have represented clients in recently include:
Some of the significant IP disputes and commercial deals we have represented clients in recently include:
- Continuing to act for Glaxo SmithKline and Biochem Pharma Inc in a series of cases in the Federal Court and the Patent Office concerning compounds used in the treatment of the AIDS virus
- Successfully acting for Rosemount wines in a claim by Henschke wines claiming Rosemount's Hill of Gold range of wines infringed IP rights relating to their Hill of Grace Wines. The case was won in first instance and on appeal
- Advising Compumedics and conducting the due diligence on the company's intellectual property portfolio as well as the restructure and negotiation of agreements for the ownership of its intellectual property in order for the initial public offering of securities in the company. Compumedics manufactures technology for monitoring human state of alertness with technological applications such as the installation in cars to detect and alert the driver of fatigue
- Acting for 3M in two separate patent infringements and validity proceedings concerning treatments in the Health Care field and an invention in the telecommunications industry
- Providing Diageo with a complete intellectual property management service including management of their trade mark portfolio, review of their advertising and marketing material, transfer of intellectual property, internal arrangements for protection of intellectual property and drafting and negotiating agreements relating to their intellectual property
- Advising clients on the the management of their patent portfolio. This involves filing patent applications, advising on infringement and validity opinions and conducting patent searches. Our clients include: Redfern Photonics, BHP Steel, Nortel, Johnson & Johnson, FH Faulding, The University of Melbourne and Visy
- Acting for Warner Home Video in a case regarding copyright issues for DVDs
- Advising Deutsche Bank on the licensing and intellectual property aspects of its significant investment in Redfern Photonics
- Advising FH Faulding & Co Limited on the licensing and intellectual property aspects of cancer treatment products and the licensing of gene therapy technology from the CSIRO.
- Advising AMRAD on a large number of biotechnology licensing transactions
- Acting for The Kettle Chip Company against Frito Lay (Pepsico) in landmark trade mark infringement litigation in the Federal Court
- Acting for Landcare in copyright litigation relating to the Landcare logo.