About

Provided by Addisons

Addisons provides comprehensive intellectual property (IP) support for clients, acting to protect and defend their valuable intellectual property throughout its life cycle so they can benefit from their creations and inventions.

Our IP lawyers work closely with businesses and executives to understand their operations, business objectives, risk appetite and commercial drivers. This ensures we provide tailored practical and strategic advice to help protect IP assets, and defend them if necessary.

We provide both contentious and non-contentious IP services. We have extensive experience in advising clients on protection and enforcement as well as commercialisation and licensing of copyright, patents and trade marks. We are also regularly involved in significant IP litigation, often with cross border aspects.

Our clients include new entrants and established businesses across a range of industries including food and beverage, financial services and insurance, pharmaceutical and health, technology as well as media and entertainment.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Australia

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Addisons is a notable Sydney-based law firm offering expertise in a variety of trade mark and copyright services. It assists clients on IP disputes, such as infringement and opposition proceedings, as well as on transactional matters. Addisons' strong team of partners and qualified lawyers acts on behalf of a number of high-profile clients across various sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Addisons were instructed by Nike Innovate C.V. to take over responsibility and management of Nike’s Australian trade mark portfolio.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Donna Short
4
Donna Short
4
Band 4

Donna Short is regularly instructed on various trade mark-related matters, including portfolio management, licensing arrangements and brand protection.

Donna is an extremely capable IP lawyer. Her robust approach to complex legal issues is exceptional.

Donna Short is a very pragmatic, commercially-minded lawyer.

James Lawrence
5
James Lawrence
5
Band 5

James Lawrence is frequently sought by clients to advise on patent infringement and revocation proceedings as well as brand development and protection and trade mark matters.

James Lawrence is really engaged with the law and technology. He is eminently practical and provides sound, knowledgeable advice on the law and strategic outcomes.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Australia

Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright

Donna Short
4
Donna Short
4
Band 4
James Lawrence
5
James Lawrence
5
Band 5

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