Our Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide offices will close at the end of the business day on Thursday 24 December 2015 and reopen on Monday 4 January 2015. The closure of our offices will coincide with the annual closure of the Patent and Trade Mark Offices and Courts in Australia and New Zealand. IP Australia …
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On Thursday 15 October, POF hosted a one-day seminar and counterfeit identification workshop at our Melbourne Office. The event was organised in conjunction with REACT, a leading anti-counterfeiting organisation headquartered in Europe. It was the first event of its kind run for Australian Customs. The morning consisted of a halfday seminar where we were fortunate to be joined by an impressive line-up …
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On Wednesday 9 September, POF held a morning tea to recognise and promote ‘R U OK? Day’ – a national day to facilitate social awareness and promote meaningful connections at work. R U OK? Day is a national day of awareness about facilitating connectedness in society, so that those who need help feel they can …
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On Thursday 23 July, POF Melbourne celebrated the end of the financial year with a client function at our new offices at 333 Collins Street, Melbourne. For some of our clients this was the first time they had been to our new offices, and it was a great opportunity for us to welcome them to …
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We are pleased to announce a number of exciting changes at our Adelaide office. Our strength in the life sciences has grown significantly over the past year. In February, we welcomed back leading biotechnologist, Dr Justin Dibbens. Justin has over 30 years of experience in biotechnology. Having previously run his own IP practice, Justin is well known …
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We are proud to announce five new promotions from 1 July, 2015. Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick (POF) has appointed two new Partners, two new Senior Associates and a new Associate. Managing Partner Graham Cowin says, “We congratulate each of our new Partners, Senior Associates and Associate on their career milestone. It is a well-deserved recognition of the technical …
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POF would like to extend a warm welcome to our new patent and trade marks attorney, Dr Jon Wright, who joined our Sydney office in June 2015. Jon brings invaluable international and local IP-related experience to POF. His experience extends to seven years scientific research work in Japan, intellectual property management in the UK, and broad-ranging patent and trade marks attorney experience in both …
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Congratulations to our newest patent attorneys, Duncan Joiner and Leigh Guerin, who registered on 15 May 2015. Duncan Joiner Duncan started with POF in our Melbourne office in March 2012 after completing a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (honours) and a Bachelor of Laws (honours) at Monash University. As part of his law studies, Duncan spent two semesters of this degree studying abroad …
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We are delighted to announce that after 38 years at our previous address, we have relocated our Melbourne office to 333 Collins Street, Melbourne. The move is effective from Monday 25 May, 2015. Our new offices have improved working arrangements for all personnel, as well as additional and more flexible areas for client meetings, seminars and …
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We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist in the Australasian Law Awards 2015 in the category, IP Specialist Firm of the Year. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney on 21 May, 2015. POF is one of six firms to be …
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