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Intellectual Property Litigation

“The area of intellectual property protection has become a minefield as people discover that ideas are their most valuable asset and need legal protection.”

Katarina Klaric, Partner, Stephens.

Intellectual property litigation demands a high level of legal and technical expertise.

Working with leading technical experts, the firm conducts intellectual property litigation in the areas of copyright, trade mark, design and patent infringement, the unauthorised use of confidential information and the ownership of intellectual property.

Stephens Lawyers has been involved in leading cases in the intellectual property field. The firm represented Victoria University of Technology in Supreme Court proceedings involving the ownership of inventions, their patent applications and subsequent software development. In the High Court case Autodesk v. Dyason, Stephens Lawyers represented Autodesk, the successful appellants. This was the first case in Australia where the High Court had to consider whether amendments to the Copyright Act afforded protection to computer programs as literary works. Stephens Lawyers also represented Data Access Corporation in the High Court case of Data Access Corporation v. Powerflex in which the High Court had to consider whether copyright subsisted in computer programming languages.

In recent litigious work, Stephens Lawyers has successfully represented Jesse James and West Coast Choppers in a trade mark ownership and copyright dispute in the Federal Court of Australia. The firm has also assisted Jesse James and West Cost Choppers in obtaining trade mark registration in Australia, to protect their intellectual property assets.

List of Stephens Lawyers’ cases

  • Intellectual Property
    • Commercialisation and Protection
    • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Litigation Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial and Corporate Advisory
  • Franchising
    • Dealership, Distribution, Re-seller & IP Licence Agreements
  • Entertainment and the Arts
  • Defamation
    • Australian Uniform Defamation Laws
    • Defamation of a Business
    • Online Defamation
    • Social Media and Defamation
  • Technology and e-Commerce
    • IT Projects
    • Ecommerce
    • Cloud Computing – Risk Management
  • Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Law
    • Clinical Trials TGA Approval
    • Intellectual Property
    • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Competition and Consumer Law
    • Consumer Guarantees
    • Food Labelling & Australian Consumer Law
  • Privacy Act Compliance
    • Private Sector Privacy Compliance
    • Notifiable Data Breach Scheme
    • EU GDPR & Australian Privacy Laws
    • Risk Management
    • Privacy Breach Compensation
  • Australia China Business

Stephens Lawyers & Consultants

Stephens Lawyers & Consultants is a specialist boutique commercial legal practice, emphasising expertise in intellectual property, competition and consumer law, media & entertainment and defamation law, technology/biotechnology, franchising and international trade law.

Our Advantages

Stephens Lawyers is committed to understanding the client’s needs from a practical, commercial as well as legal perspective and delivering strategic and cost effective legal advice.

Every client has direct access to a principal of the firm, who understand the complexities of operating a business in today’s commercial environment.

Contact Us

  • Suite 205, 546 Collins Street Melbourne,
    Victoria 3000 Australia
  • PO Box 16010 Collins Street West,
    Victoria 8007 Australia
  • +61 3 8636 9100
  • +61 3 8636 9199
  • stephens@stephens.com.au

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