With practitioners based in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, Griffith Hack is well equipped to advise corporations, government agencies and universities on the full spectrum of intellectual property mandates. Based in Sydney, Derek Baigent is often engaged in patent litigation and often appears before the Australian Federal Court. Kellie Stonier in Brisbane is skilled in trade mark cancellations, infringements and registrations, while Gavin Adkins in Melbourne is active in intellectual property litigation in the pharmaceuticals sector.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘They are skilled in patent and procedural law, strategy and communication.’
- ‘The individuals are skilful; they work hard to get the best outcomes. The people I deal with are good at writing up patents.’
Key clients
- Allergan
- BASF
Work highlights
- Acted for Allergan in a case addressing the question of whether the use of a competitor’s trade mark to promote the competitor’s alternative product, infringes the registered trade mark.
- Acted as counsel to Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd in long running and highly contested patent infringement proceedings regarding core drilling tools.