Benjamin Fitzpatrick

Practice Areas

Benjamin Fitzpatrick specialises in all aspect of intellectual property law.

Ben has appeared before the Federal Court, the Supreme Court and the Patent and Trade Marks Office. In particular, Ben has settled evidence and appeared before the Patents Office and the Courts in relation to patent litigation, including enforcement of intellectual property rights against third parties, defending clients against claims of intellectual property infringement, applications for urgent interlocutory relief including injunctions and undertakings, enforcement of judgments, patent oppositions and filing and prosecution of appeals against Patent Office decisions.

Career

Before joining the Bar, Ben practised as a solicitor and patent attorney with Davies Collison Cave, specialising in trade marks, patents, designs, copyright and the Trade Practices Act. Ben also practised as a commercial litigator with Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Sydney.

Ben is a Senior Fellow-Postgraduate Intellectual Property, at the Faculty of Law, Melbourne University. Ben is also on the Intellectual Property Advisory Board at Monash University.

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand

Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia

Law Institute of Victoria

Asian Patent Attorneys Association