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Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood Mallesons offers renowned teams in the key jurisdictions of China and Australia. Patent and trade mark infringement litigation is a core expertise, and the firm also handles portfolio management and the IP aspects of transactions. The team advises clients across a range of sectors, including biotech, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. It has additional IP-related expertise in the banking and cryptocurrency sectors and is also active advising on the IP aspects of restructuring and insolvency procedures.

Notable practitioners

Matthew Swinn heads the firm's IP practice in Australia, while Zhu Nongfan and Peter Bullock are the heads of the Beijing and Hong Kong practices respectively.

Work Highlights

Provided by King & Wood Mallesons

  • King & Wood Mallesons acted for Origin Energy and Origin Energy Retail (Origin) in Federal Court proceedings involving trade mark infringement claims commenced by wholesale telecommunication services provider Origin Net.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The KWM team has a very strong attention to detail and deep knowledge of the nuances of trademark law and court proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.

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Asia-Pacific

KWM's IP team has great depth across IP matters; and within the broader KWM team, it has the ability to call upon tangential expertise as required.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific