James Lawrence
Partner
“I help my clients identify, protect and enforce their intellectual property in a practical way that achieves results”
James is a seasoned intellectual property (IP) advisor and litigator who specialises in the management of IP disputes. His practice covers a wide range of intellectual property areas with an emphasis on IP litigation, patents, copyright, brand protection, trade secrets and portfolio management.
James is the Editor of the Patents chapter in Halsbury’s Laws of Australia and regularly publishes and presents on intellectual property issues.
It is both his experience and professional recognition that has resulted in James’ extensive recognition in a range of legal benchmark surveys and directories. James is recommended for both intellectual property law and biotechnology law in the peer-reviewed Best Lawyers list and is also recommended for intellectual property law in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific directory. James is recommended for contentious intellectual property in Doyle’s Guide and has been recognised as one of the world’s leading patent professionals in the IAM Patent 1000 list since 2018.
Clients have commented that James “is an exceptional practitioner who lives for intellectual property law” and that they “like his personable manner and his thorough knowledge of intellectual property law”.
Australian clothing manufacturer — advising, managing and enforcing the business’ trade mark portfolio for its principal and subsidiary brands.
Cashrewards Limited — management of Cashrewards’ Australian trade mark portfolio and clearance strategies for new sub-brands.
Deco Australia Pty Ltd — advised and acted for Deco in relation to its patent for novel aluminium cladding products in infringement and revocation proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.
Dignity Health and SpineSTUD LLC — acted in Federal Court of Australia patent infringement and revocation proceedings in relation to 3D printed anatomical structures.
Rattlejack Innovations Pty Ltd — acted for Rattlejack in patent infringement and revocation proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia relating to a mining safety product used in underground long-hole drilling procedures.
Rokt Pte Ltd — acted for Rokt in the ground-breaking series of Federal Court of Australia patent proceedings which tested the applicability of the manner of manufacture requirement in respect of computer-implemented inventions.
The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys — acted for IPTA in its intervention on the seminal High Court of Australia proceedings in Aristocrat v Commissioner of patents which was concerned with the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.
Recognition
Best Lawyers in Australia™ — Intellectual Property Law — Since 2014
Best Lawyers in Australia™ — Biotechnology Law — Since 2014
Doyle’s Guide — Contentious Intellectual Property — NSW — Since 2018
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific — Intellectual Property: Recommended Lawyer — Since 2015
IAM Patent 1000 — Leading Global Patent Professional — Since 2019
Who's Who Legal — National Leader Australia & New Zealand: IP - Trademarks — 2023
World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) — Leader in Intellectual Property — Since 2018
Committees and memberships
Editor, Patents, Halsbury’s Laws of Australia
Editor, Competition & Consumer Newsletter, LexisNexis
Treasurer, Copyright Society of Australia
Member, Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)
Member, International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Practice Areas
Qualifications
BSc LLB (Hons), Macquarie University