Herbert Smith Freehills, Intellectual Property | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Intellectual Property - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills has a pre-eminent Australia group with an outstanding track record in patent litigation in both the pharmaceutical and technological sectors. Its expertise crosses the spectrum of IP services, with groups of commercial IP practitioners and litigators as well as a dedicated trade marks management and prosecution team. The firm has significant experience handling commercialisation and transactional matters. The team regularly advises leading multinational clients on all aspects of IP protection, including the coordination of multi-jurisdictional cases, as well as advising on trade mark portfolio management and the IP aspects of market entry for new products.

Notable practitioners

Sue Gilchrist and Kristin Stammer are key contacts in Australia.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith Freehills acted for Hanwha Solutions and Hanwha Q CELLS in initiating patent infringement proceedings in Australia, the US and Germany against three competitors.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

This department has all of the required technical and drafting skills, but they match them with an appropriate understanding of the client's risk settings and desired commercial outcomes.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific

This department has all of the required technical and drafting skills, but they match them with an appropriate understanding of the client's risk settings and desired commercial outcomes.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific