This informative session will be presented by Melbourne based Barrister, Mr David Shavin Q.C. via weblink. David will discuss the full Federal Court decision of Encompass and its broader implications for the method of manufacture requirements in a range of fields.
Following Mr Shavin’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to discuss further questions that arise from the decision with a three-person panel offering perspectives from the Bar and patent attorney practitioners at the coal face.
Meet your speaker:
David Shavin Q.C.
Queen’s Counsel, Victorian Bar
Mr David Shavin Q.C. took silk in 1993. His principal areas of practice (both at first instance and appellate level) span intellectual property (particularly patents, trade marks and designs), competition cases, confidential information and substantial commercial matters. He has appeared in more than 20 cases before the Full Federal Court, including large IP cases such as Generic Health Pty Ltd v Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft (2014) 222 FCR 336, Pfizer Overseas Pharmaceuticals v Eli Lilly & Co (2005) 225 ALR 416 and, more recently, Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161. Mr Shavin has been listed “Preeminent” several times in Doyle’s Guide and currently practices in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Meet your panellists:
Clinton Priddle
Director, IP Gateway Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys
Mr Clinton Priddle is a Director at IP Gateway and is a registered trade mark and patent attorney. Mr Priddle specialises in drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications, and managing patent portfolios for both domestic and international clients. Mr Priddle primarily works in the mechanical, electrical and ICT fields, but broadly from hand tools to complex computer-based systems. Although Mr Priddle has prepared patent applications for several Fortune 500 companies, many of his clients are small to medium businesses and individual inventors.
Dr. Ben McEniery
Barrister, Deane Chambers
Dr Ben McEniery is a barrister in Deane Chambers whose principal areas of practice include intellectual property law, IT law and property law. Dr McEniery completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the Queensland University of Technology in 2010, and his thesis titled ‘Physical Effect in Patent Law’ explored whether patent law contained a physicality requirement. Dr McEniery has been listed in Doyle’s Guide on several occasions in the area of intellectual property.
Dr. Tania Uren
Principal, Davies Collison Cave
Dr Tania Uren specialises in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the area of microbiology, immunology and molecular biology. She has conducted patentability and freedom to operate analyses and has been involved in due diligence of and on behalf of biotechnology clients. Following her graduation from the University of Melbourne with a PhD in immunology and microbiology, Dr Uren completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Bethesda, U.S.A, studying hepatitis C virus pathogenesis and immunology. Dr Uren then took up a position at the FDA as a Visiting Scientist; a combined scientific and regulatory role that included the review of Investigational New Drug (IND) applications. She moved in to the field of intellectual property in 2005 and spent 5 years working as a patent professional in San Diego, U.S.A. before returning to Australia. Dr Uren practises within Davies Collison Cave’s biotechnology practice group.
Meet your hosts:
Tony Bennett
Tony BennettChairman of the Board, Bennett & Philp Lawyers
A highly acclaimed intellectual property lawyer, Tony acts for Australian and international entities in relation to commercial ventures, dealing with the protection and transfer of intellectual property rights, distribution agreements for patents, trade marks, copyright and other forms of intellectual property. His clients include commercial organisations from both the public and private sectors, patent and trade mark attorneys, private individuals and a number of multi-national organisations. His clients extend across the Asia-Pacific Region, Europe and the United States. In addition, Tony is a Director of the National Plastics Group and a Director of ecycle innovator, Greenbox Systems. He has more than 35 years of experience in law and is highly respected within the legal fraternity.
Michael Coates
Director, Bennett & Philp Lawyers
Mr Michael Coates is a Director of Bennett & Philp Lawyers and a key member in the Intellectual Property team. His focus is on endeavouring to resolve disputes for clients at an early stage, avoiding the high cost and time involved in litigation proceedings. Michael has worked with Tony Bennett in intellectual property matters since Michael started at Bennett & Philp in 2000. He has practiced extensively in both the Federal and State Courts in disputes concerning patent, trademark, misleading or deceptive conduct, copyright and registered designs as well as in other large scale commercial litigation matters. Michael also practices extensively in industrial relations law and workplace disputes, establishing Bennett & Philp’s employment law practice. Michael’s experience in industrial relations law is particularly valuable in intellectual property matters involving confidential information and restraints.
Michael Finney
Senior Associate, Bennett & Philp Lawyers
Mr Michael Finney is a Senior Associate of Bennett & Philp Lawyers and a member of our Intellectual Property team. He is an experienced senior lawyer and General Counsel with an engineering/IT/science background, broad management exposure with technical professionals, and international intellectual property experience throughout Australia, South East Asia, Asia Pacific and the USA in legal corporate advisory and commercial IP transactional roles involving technology commercialisation. Michael helps his internal and external clients negotiate complex commercial contracts, protect and commercialise their intellectual property, secure partnership and funding deals, bring technology and products to market, and navigate corporate governance, privacy, corporation and competition laws. He is also one of only seven Australian lawyers to have met Certified Licensing Professional requirements.
Individual liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation (personal injury work exempted).