Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Joanna Lawrence, Partner, Ashurst Australia; Leading Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyers, Doyle’s List 2024
The Importance of Due Diligence in Brand Searches
- The need for trade mark and common law searches when adopting a new business name or brand - to avoid infringing the rights of another businesses
- The Flexopack case and good faith trade mark infringement defences
- Cases following Flexopack
- Cases before Flexopack - subjective vs objective tests
Presented by Margaret Ryan, Lawyer and Trade Marks Attorney, IP by Margaret
Presenters
Margaret Ryan, Lawyer and Trade Marks Attorney, IP by MargaretMargaret received the University Medal in Law from the University of Sydney and commenced her career in Intellectual Property when she worked as a Research Assistant to the late Federal Court Justice Sheppard, who specialised in IP. Margaret has practised in IP law for over 30 years. She has worked in the IP departments of two major commercial law firms and spent almost 20 years practising in a specialist IP firm, including as a Special Counsel. Margaret has undertaken both commercial and litigious work, as well as appearing in trade mark opposition hearings. Margaret established her own practice in 2018, undertaking IP commercial and dispute resolution work and trade marks advice, filings and oppositions. She provides honest, client-focussed and practical advice and representation to her clients. Margaret has lectured and tutored in IP at Victoria University and is the current contributor to the copyright section of The Law Handbook.
Joanna Lawrence, Partner, Mills Oakley
Joanna Lawrence is a leading intellectual property lawyer and Partner at Mills Oakley, advising clients on trade marks, brand protection, commercialisation and IP disputes. She acts for businesses across a broad range of industries on the protection and enforcement of valuable intellectual property assets, with particular expertise in contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters. Joanna is recognised in Doyle’s Guide for Contentious Intellectual Property and is ranked in the prestigious World Trademark Review 1000 Guide for both Prosecution & Strategy and Enforcement & Litigation.
