Leveraging support from its international network, Bird & Bird is often engaged in intellectual property litigation and is notably active across the life sciences, media, and retail sectors. Jane Owen oversees the department, and her broad practice encompasses portfolio design infringements, patent and trade mark oppositions as well as portfolio management. Lynne Lewis is active in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors and is well regarded for her expertise in multi-jurisdictional intellectual property litigation. All of the individuals mentioned are located in Sydney.
Testimonials
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'The team is very business focused and operate as an extension of your own team. Their advice is very tailored and aligned with business risk appetite.'
‘Lynne Lewis is very commercially minded.'
'The people I work with, namely Lynne Lewis, make a real effort to know and understand my business. I can also ask Lynne Lewis a question that may touch upon jurisdictions outside of hers in Asia Pacific, and she can still pull together advice that is useful and practical across jurisdictions.'
'The people make Bird & Bird exceptional. They are highly skilled and knowledgeable, and provide practical advice as if they had a real stake in the outcome.'
Key clients
- Boart Longyear Limited
- Take-Two Interactive Software Inc; RockStar Games, Inc
- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd (now Haleon)
- Troy Laboratories Pty Ltd
- Howden Australia Pty Ltd and James Howden (Howden)
- Uniden Australia Limited
- Rakman Pty Ltd & Trafalgar Pty Ltd
- Abbey Laboratories Pty Ltd
- University of New South Wales
- Mattel (and its related entities)
- Wisetech Global Limited
- Internet Services Australia 1 Pty Ltd trading as THE ICONIC (part of Global Fashion Group)
- Epic Games, Inc
- Elixinol Global Limited
- The Wonderful Company
- Airtasker Pty Ltd
- First Pharma Pty Ltd
- Noumi Limited (previously Freedom Foods Group)
- Target Brands Inc
- KPMG Australia IP Holdings Pty Ltd
- HelloFresh SE
- Strongcast Pty Ltd
- Consorzio Per La Tutela Del Formaggio Asiago
- Universal Store Pty Ltd
- TPG Telecom
- The Dolphins
- Chatime Australia
Work highlights
- Successfully acted for Globaltech in Federal Court proceedings asserting patent infringement against Reflex in respect of its downhole magnetic and gyro devices.
- Obtained orders and relief for copyright infringement in proceedings concerning unauthorised mods written for the Grand Theft Auto V game.
- Acted as a long-term legal adviser to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and now, Haleon.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jane Owen