TMT And IP

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5 Wentworth Chambers
List G Barristers
Nigel Bowen Chambers
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Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Leading Silks

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Rob Anderson KC – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘He is calm, intelligent and has a common sense approach.’
Richard Cobden SC – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Richard is preeminent in this area. He is a pleasure to work with and approaches new and innovative matters with enthusiasm as well as wisdom and a deep knowledge of the law.'
Tom Cordiner KC – List G Barristers ‘Tom is a top-class patent barrister. He is one of the top senior counsel in Australia.’
Christian Dimitriadis SC – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Christian is an excellent senior counsel, especially for patent matters.’
Andrew Fox SC – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Andrew has great legal and strategic thinking, and he is reliable and accessible.’
Sophie Goddard SC  – Nigel Bowen Chambers
Ed Heerey KC – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Ed is an outstanding advocate. He is an expert at working out what the judge is going to want to focus on and addressing those matters in careful detail.’
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Tony Bannon SC – Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Justine Beaumont SC – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Justine is meticulously prepared and extremely smart.'
Hamish Bevan SC – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Hamish has the ear and the respect of the IP judges in Australia. As an advocate he is both subtle and compelling.'
Julian Cooke SC – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Julian is devastating in trial. His mastery of the subject matter is second-to-none.’
Michael Hall SC – Nigel Bowen Chambers 'Michael's strengths are his outstanding intellect, encyclopedic knowledge of the law (especially trade marks) and no-nonsense approach.'
John Hennessy SC – Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers ‘John is deeply experienced. A trusted advisor in navigating some difficult legal and procedural issues.’
Katrina Howard SC  – Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
Luke Merrick SC – List G Barristers ‘Luke is a very talented advocate with excellent experience across a broad range of IP matters.’
Siobhán Ryan KC – List G Barristers ‘Siobhan is a terrific barrister, and she is well versed in all matters relating to trade marks.’
Craig Smith SC – List G Barristers 'Craig is technically very strong and is a strong advocate, adept at responding to enquiries from the bench.'

2024 Silks

Phoebe Arcus SC – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Phoebe has an encyclopaedic knowledge of trade mark law, and also demonstrates a very commercial and pragmatic approach to the matters she works on.’
Kate Beattie SC – List G Barristers ‘Kate has an excellent ability to get across complex scientific material and is an excellent judge as to how matters are likely to be received by the court.’
Stephen Rebikoff SC – List G Barristers 'Stephen is an outstanding advocate and a delight to deal with on a day-to-day basis.’

Leading Juniors

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Catherine Bembrick – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Catherine is incredibly smart and a pleasure to work with.’
Peter Creighton-Selvay – List G Barristers ‘Peter is incredibly thorough, calm and knowledgeable.’
Marcus Fleming – List G Barristers ‘Marcus is a strong advocate with a talent for developing clear and deeply considered submissions.’
Shauna Ross – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Shauna is a credit to the profession. She has built a reputation for delivering the gold standard in everything that she does.’
Gabriella Rubagotti – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Gabriella’s advocacy skills are excellent, and she is able to provide succinct advice on legal issues.’
Andrew Sykes – List G Barristers ‘Andrew is a superb barrister. He has a conversational style with clients while being technically elite.’
Gilbert Tsang – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Gilbert’s strengths are his hard working nature, strong intellect and excellent knowledge of the law.’
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Jesmini Ambikapahty – Nigel Bowen Chambers
Robert Boadle – Nigel Bowen Chambers
Robert Clark – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Robert has built impressive credentials in trade mark litigation. He is on top of all the recent cases and thinks laterally about issues in his cases.’
Clare Cunliffe – List G Barristers ‘Clare has an encyclopaedic knowledge of patent law and is entirely across practice and procedure.’
Lucy Davis – List G Barristers
Rebecca De Stoop – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Rebecca is very thorough and undertakes excellent preparation for her briefs.’
Joseph Elks – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Joseph is an impressive counsel. He brings a keen intellect mixed with a good dose of pragmatism.’
Megan Evetts – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Megan is a very talented barrister, with acute judgement for the issues, very sound legal knowledge and a remarkable work ethic.’
Sam Hallahan – 5 Wentworth Chambers
David Larish – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘David has excellent analytical skills, a keen appetite for work, and is highly knowledgeable in trade mark law.’
Melissa McGrath – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Melissa’s strengths lie in her ability to advise in a comprehensive and holistic manner, bringing decades of private practice experience to bear in her role as counsel.’
Jessie McKenzie – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Jessie was very user friendly and able to work to a short timeframe.’
Ben Mee – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Ben has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the relevant case law. He writes very well and is very thorough in the way he prepares written submissions.’
Sonia Stewart – 5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Sonia is very thorough, diligent and always has command of the facts, evidentiary materials and arguments. Her work is excellent.’
Amy Surkis – List G Barristers ‘Amy is a star. Hard working and very clever.’
Laura Thomas – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Laura is an outstanding counsel – a deep thinker, quick on her feet, and easy to work with.’
Edward Thompson – 5 Wentworth Chambers
Edwina Whitby – Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Edwina’s strengths are her dedication to the task at hand, intellect and solid understanding of the underlying legal principles at issue.’    

Rising Stars

Michael Gvozdenovic – Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers

TMT and IP in Australia Bar

5 Wentworth Chambers

5 Wentworth Chambers maintains a wide range of IP expertise, acting in trade mark, copyright, and patent infringement matters. The set is also well-versed in cases pertaining to misleading and deceptive conduct disputes. Acting for the defendant, Andrew Fox SC is leading Catherine Bembrick in Hampden holdings v Aldi Foods, a copyright infringement case concerning the packaging of baby puffs and cereal bars products. Julian Cooke SC and David Larish appeared for the defendant pharmaceutical company in Novartis v Pharmacor, a Federal Court proceeding over alleged infringement of a blood pressure drug patent. Robert Clark acts in Killer Queen v Katie Taylor, a trade mark claim brought by an Australian fashion designer against singer Katy Perry.

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List G Barristers

Noted for housing ‘excellent silks across patent and trade mark law’, List G Barristers covers a broad range of IP disputes, with members regularly appearing before the Federal Court in trade mark appeals, as well as breach of confidence and patent disputes. Tom Cordiner KC is acting before the Federal Court in Novartis v Pharmacor, a patent infringement claim concerning heart failure treatment, raising issues of patent invalidity. In Somers Enterprises v Basefun, Siobhan Ryan KC appeared in an appeal over the removal of a trade mark on the grounds of non-use. Luke Merrick KC represented the respondents in Fortrend v Wollermann, a dispute between a stock broking firm and its former employees concerning the diverting of business, while Marcus Fleming is acting in Aristocrat Technologies Australia v Light & Wonder Inc, a breach of a confidence and copyright infringement appeal relating to electronic gaming machines.

Referenzen

‚Best set for IP in Melbourne.‘

‚The clerks are excellent.‘

‚Very strong.‘

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Nigel Bowen Chambers

‘Clearly one of the leading sets in Australia’, Nigel Bowen Chambers specialises in IP matters, with its members routinely acting for clients in passing off and consumer protection proceedings. Additionally, the set regularly advises on trade mark, patent, and copyright infringement cases. Richard Cobden SC, leading Gabrielle Rubagotti and Ed Heerey KC, successfully defended a major Italian coffee manufacturer in Cantarella Bros v Lavazza Australia, in which the company had been accused of infringing a trade mark by the use of the word ‘ORO’. Sophie Goddard SC acted in Elanco Australasia v Abbey Laboratories, a patent appeal concerning an ectoparasitic treatment in the veterinary field. Led by Christian Dimitriadis SC, Gilbert Tsang acted in a dispute over the alleged infringement of copyright and confidential information in the real estate sector.

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‚Alistair Coyne is the best clerk I deal with – commercial, practical, and unfailingly courteous.‘

‚Alistair Coyne is amazing and a pleasure to deal with.‘

‚Nigel Bowen has many excellent IP barristers.‘

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Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Advising major technology and media conglomerates, pharmaceutical companies, and start-ups, Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers assists clients throughout all stages of technology and IP-related disputes, from first instance to the High Court of Australia. Its expertise includes patent, trade mark, copyright, and breach of confidence disputes. John Hennessy SC acted for the applicant before the Federal Court in Hampden Holding v Aldi Foods, a copyright claim concerning the alleged infringement of a children’s food product. Michael Gvozdenovic is acting in BCI Media Group v CoreLogic Australia, which concerns a dispute between two property analytics firms around the alleged scraping of data and accessing of confidential information.

Referenzen

‚An excellent range of resources.‘

‚The clerks are very helpful in managing counsel’s availability.‘

‚Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers is a highly respected Chambers in this space with most of the top IP barristers and silks.‘