Intellectual Property
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 1
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Provided by Allens
Allens' Intellectual Property practice delivers an integrated and highly specialised service to manage, protect, commercialise, enforce and defend our clients’ IP. Our market leading team consists of the best commercial and litigation lawyers and patent and trade marks attorneys in Australia.
Our clients are our focus and we are committed to providing the highest quality of service, transparency and value that will support our clients' success, while helping them save time and money.
Whether it is guiding multinational and local corporations in securing the continued growth and integrity of their IP portfolio, or providing patent advice to emerging industries and start-ups, we provide sound, sustainable, commercial solutions. Our people combine technical excellence with commercial insight – we invest the time needed to understand our clients' business and what they are trying to achieve.
We have extensive experience handling the IP portfolios of some of Australia’s and the world’s most famous brands and innovative technologies, and a track record second to none in litigation. We are at the forefront of changes to Australia's intellectual property laws and help shape the IP policy agenda through our involvement in professional and industry bodies.
Chambers Review
Allens maintains an acclaimed practice with expertise across the full range of IP issues, including commercialisation, contentious and regulatory matters spanning trade mark and patent infringements, and transactional matters. The team's patent experience covers life sciences and technology matters, and the practice has a strong track record working with leading multinational corporations, particularly in the media and advertising sectors. The firm offers leading expertise in the areas of copyright, brand protection and anti-counterfeiting.
Work Highlights
- Allens acted for Articore, formerly Redbubble, in its appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia on a trademark infringement claim brought by Hell's Angels.
- Allens represented Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer in patent revocation and infringement proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia concerning the drug apixaban, marketed in Australia under the trade name Eliquis.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allens has clear expertise and a track record. It is strategic in its recommendations, very client-centric in its approach, and has a global outlook."
"Allens has very strong marks for responsiveness and excellence of service. It is the best I've seen."
"Allens consistently demonstrates its expertise across the lifecycle of IP matters."
"Allens has clear expertise and a track record. It is strategic in its recommendations, very client-centric in its approach, and has a global outlook."
"Allens has very strong marks for responsiveness and excellence of service. It is the best I've seen."
"Allens consistently demonstrates its expertise across the lifecycle of IP matters."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Hamer is widely seen as one of the leading lawyers in contentious intellectual property matters, especially with regard to patents and is highly experienced in defending clients in infringement and revocation proceedings.
Miriam Stiel is regularly instructed on significant contentious intellectual property matters. She demonstrates a wealth of experience acting on copyright and trade mark litigation, and shows additional expertise in advising clients on IP aspects of significant acquisitions.
"An exceptional lawyer. She's just an open and welcoming person, a trusted advisor and just brilliant at what she does."
Caroline Ryan maintains an active IP practice that includes, but is not limited to, portfolio management and trade mark opposition work. She is based in Melbourne.
"Caroline is very skilled as a litigator, able to manage complex cases and knows the industry and field very well. She is responsive and a good communicator."
"Caroline Ryan is very approachable and relatable."
"Caroline is an exceptional attorney who provides highly strategic advice along with high efficiency."
Tim Allen acts on a variety of trade mark matters, including portfolio management, general advice and disputes.
"He gives good strategic advice that is very thorough. He's very accessible to us and able to turn around work quickly."