AUSTRALIA Law and Practice Contributed by: John Lee, Siabon Seet, Vanessa Farago-Diener and Irini Lantis, Gilbert + Tobin
Gilbert + Tobin is a leading Australian law firm, with approximately 118 partners and over 700 lawyers across its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The firm’s trade secrets practice comprises four part - ners and two special counsel, supported by its IP, commercial litigation, and other practice groups to deliver practical and tailored legal support in clients’ high-stakes matters. The team has extensive expe - rience advising leading domestic and international companies across sectors including consumer elec -
tronics, entertainment, software, fast-moving con - sumer goods, mining, and financial services. Gilbert + Tobin maintains a strong commercial focus and a deep understanding of how to protect confidential information and trade secrets in preserving clients’ competitive advantage. The firm has achieved no - table successes for clients in the Australian Federal Court and has worked collaboratively with relevant parties in cross-border disputes to safeguard clients’ critical IP assets.
Authors
John Lee is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s technology and IP group, specialising in patents and trade secrets. His practice spans complex cross-border disputes across digital technologies, telecommunications,
Vanessa Farago-Diener is a special counsel in Gilbert + Tobin’s technology and IP group. She is an experienced IP litigator who works closely with clients across a range of industries including health and life
life sciences, and engineering. John has achieved outstanding results in Federal Court litigation, including a record damages award in an Australian patent case. He has acted on high-profile trade secret matters, recently obtaining an urgent Anton Piller search and seizure order against an ex-employee. John also advised Aristocrat throughout its landmark eight-year patent eligibility litigation, which reached the High Court and is considered among Australia’s most significant IP cases.
sciences, mining and resources, energy, government, technology, defence and software. Vanessa’s practice covers contentious and non- contentious aspects of IP law, with a particular focus on patent litigation and trade secrets/confidential information. Her work with clients involves the entire IP life cycle from the initial innovation stage to IP protection, commercialisation and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Vanessa is a member of IPSANZ and AIPPI.
Irini Lantis is a lawyer in Gilbert + Tobin’s technology and IP group. She is an IP litigator with extensive cross-jurisdictional patent litigation experience before the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. She
Siabon Seet is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s technology and IP group. She also leads the brands litigation practice and is highly regarded as a leading IP litigator. Siabon has deep expertise across all areas of IP, with a
has also acted in high profile confidential information cases, where trade secrets have been unlawfully obtained in breach of obligations of confidence. Irini advises clients across all sectors, with a particular focus on e-commerce, gaming, life sciences, mining and resources.
particular focus on trade secrets and confidential information. She has a strong record of success in enforcement matters, acting for both Australian and global clients across a diverse range of industries. She is also known for her ability to craft innovative, commercially minded solutions to complex IP challenges. Siabon is a member of the Copyright Society of Australia, INTA and IPSANZ.
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