Intellectual Property
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 5
Contact number
+61 8 8236 1300About
Provided by Thomson Geer
Our Intellectual Property team specialises in all aspects of IP protection, helping clients to identify, acquire, exploit, manage and enforce IP assets.
Our clients include major manufacturers, technology owners and developers, listed life sciences and biotechnology companies, communications and media organisations, software developers and resellers, publishers, internet service providers, major retailers, franchise and distribution networks, advertising agencies, marketing companies, universities, and government departments.
We act for leading Australian and global brands to protect and commercialise intellectual property assets and, where necessary, enforce their rights within Australia and internationally.
Our services include:
Commercialisation and licensing
Confidential information
Copyright
Designs
IP asset structuring
Patent litigation
Trade marks
Chambers Review
Thomson Geer is known for its work in the field of trade marks and copyrights. It is also well-regarded for its focus on the patent dispute space. The firm advises a broad range of clients.
Work Highlights
- Thomson Geer acted for Group One Limited in proceedings against GTE Gesellschaft and its director Ralf Weigel for infringement of the Tennis Let Detection System by its conduct of offering to supply and supplying to customers the system.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Thomson Geer is excellent across trade mark registration and brand protection work and in related fields including passing off, misleading and deceptive conduct."
"Thomson Geer's IP team has depth of quality, with all members of the team being excellent. Also, having strong junior lawyers enables cost efficiencies."
"Thomson Geer is excellent across trade mark registration and brand protection work and in related fields including passing off, misleading and deceptive conduct."
"Thomson Geer's IP team has depth of quality, with all members of the team being excellent. Also, having strong junior lawyers enables cost efficiencies."
Notable Practitioners
Kerry Awerbuch frequently acts on trade mark and copyright infringement disputes for clients from the retail industry.
"Kerry is smart and professional, with an unbridled commitment to get the best result for our business."
"Kerry is one of the hardest working partners I know in IP. She is a very good technical lawyer with a really strong laser like focus on her clients' commercial objectives."
Ranked Lawyers at
Thomson Geer
Australia
Members
Provided by Thomson Geer
Andrew Chalet
Ben Coogan
Bronwyn Furse
Dianne Beer
Josh Simons
Katrina Chambers
Marlia Saunders
Peter Le Guay
Peytee Grusche
Tony Conaghan