Simon is an intellectual property lawyer who has worked on contentious and non-contentious matters in the areas of trade marks, patents, copyright and designs.
Simon has appeared before the IP Australia trade marks office in trade mark opposition matters and the Federal Courts in Australia for various IP disputes. He also provides advice to clients with respect to global rollouts of brands and trade mark filings through the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and other jurisdictions.
Simon has acted for clients across a broad range of industries including hospitality, cosmetics, government, construction, technology and media.
provided advice to clients on issues relating to company and business name registrations with Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
advised clients on various intellectual property issues including issues regarding ownership, licencing and potential risks of infringement.
acted for various clients in the matters concerning intellectual property infringement, misleading and deceptive conduct and passing off in the Federal Court of Australia.
filed take down requested through various domain providers and responded to take down requests through the Apple app store.
advised clients on availability and registrability of trade marks in Australia and internationally and managed trade marks from filing through to registration including responding to issues raised by various IP offices and participating in opposition proceedings.
- Bachelor of Law, University of Adelaide
- Bachelor of Economics, University of Adelaide
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Australian National University