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Intellectual property

 

Leveraging intellectual capital to gain a competitive advantage is crucial for enhancing productivity and fostering growth. We provide clear and strategic solutions to help you develop, protect, exploit and enforce your most important intangible assets.

No individual brand, concept or client is the same, so we call on relevant experts within our team as required, providing you with a nimble approach that is matched to your needs and focused on achieving your objectives.

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We work closely with clients across the full scope of their Intellectual Property requirements:

PATENTSTRADE MARKSCOPYRIGHTIP TRANSACTIONSPatent and design prosecutionIP LITIGATION

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MinterEllison’s internationally-recognised IP team is at the forefront of IP protection, with extensive experience working with leading local and global organisations. We advise on the creation, acquisition, commercialisation, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

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IP Transactions

Advising the Victorian Government on the $75m funding of the establishment of the new Cummings Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics at the University of Melbourne's Doherty Institute. The $325m Centre will focus on a new global-scale research program with the mission to develop therapeutics for pathogens of pandemic potential.

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IP Litigation

Represented Foxtel in the first proceedings in the Federal Court to block infamous pirate websites The Pirate Bay, Torrentz, TorrentHound and IsoHunt, and in all subsequent applications for such orders. The initial proceeding involved a new and untested section of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act) (s 115A) that allows orders to be made against ISPs to effect the blocking.

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Copyright

Acting for Stan Entertainment in proceedings commenced by copyright collecting society APRA | AMCOS seeking to re-set terms on which subscription video on demand services can exercise the copyright in music included in their programming.

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Patents

Hytera patent litigation. Successfully acted in the largest patent trial in recent years in a 'bet the company', three patents, highly complex (both legally and factually) electronics and software dispute for our clients, being the Australian dispute in the continuing global patent dispute against Motorola across the US, Europe, China and Australia.

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Patent oppositions

Our specialist opposition practice forms part of our patent litigation practice. It handles a large volume of patent oppositions for applicants and opponents. It also assists IP firms in Australia. Example of corporate clients that we have assisted include ESCO, Mars, Capital Brands and Allied Pumps.

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Trade Marks

Kreglinger (Australia) and Pipers Brook Vineyard. Successfully defended Federal Court proceedings of misleading and deceptive conduct / passing off regarding wine label/packaging.

Our multidisciplinary team provide commercial advice to help you achieve results now, and position you for future success.

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