With practitioners sitting in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s broad practice encompasses licensing work, patent litigation, and trade mark filings and prosecutions. Eugenia Kolivos oversees the group and is experienced in intellectual property data protection and compliance, franchising, and outsourcing work. Stephen Stern in Melbourne leverages over four decades of experience to assist clients with anti-counterfeiting work, trade mark litigation and brand protection. Odette Gourley’s areas of expertise include trade mark clearance, management, and registration, while David Fixler in Melbourne routinely acts in revocation proceedings before the Federal Court. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Sydney, unless stated otherwise.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Corrs IP team has a real depth of experience and an excellent client base. I would single out Stephen Stern in Melbourne and Odette Gourley in Sydney.’
‘High capabilities in all patent work, especially biotech and pharmaceutical matters as well as trade mark litigation.’
‘Corrs Chambers Westgarth is one of the top practices in the Australian IP litigation market. The size and breadth of the team is excellent, particularly the quality of the talent.’
'Grant Fisher is accompanied by experienced partners who have a lot of experience in pharma / life sciences litigation,’
‘Stephen Stern is a superb lawyer who has a vast depth of industry experience and passion for his clients and their businesses. His strategic approach to litigation and TMT disputes is second to none.’
‘Eugenia Kolivos is impressive and someone who you can put in front of any client without hesitation.’
‘David Fixler is another stand out lawyer who ensures a technical and commercial balance is provided on all advice.’
‘Our principal contact at Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Odette Gourley. Her knowledge of trade mark law in Australia and elsewhere, as well has her long experience, have made her an excellent adviser.’

Key clients

AB InBev
Cartier
Caterpillar
Ferrari
Gucci
Katy Perry
Lacoste
Lundbeck
Merck Sharp & Dohme
University of Melbourne
Mundipharma

Work highlights

Represented Katy Perry in high-profile trade mark infringement proceedings brought against her by an Australian who registered the trade mark “Katie Perry” for her clothing business.
Acted for Sportsbet Pty Ltd in the Supreme Court of Victoria on a trade mark infringement case concerning the misuse of the sportsbet.com domain name and website.
Obtained a High Court judgment in favour of Danish pharmaceutical company, Lundbeck, in a major case against Sandoz – Australia’s longest-running pharmaceutical patent dispute.

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