Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is an international law firm with a strong IP practice in Australia. The firm has a dedicated trade mark practice that manages several global brands and acts in strategic branding matters. The firm also has experienced lawyers for non-contentious IP matters, especially IP transactions. 

Notable patent practitioners: Rebekah Gay and Emma Iles. 

Notable soft IP practitioners: Kristin Stammer and Tess Mierendorff. 

Case studies show the firm advised Millennium Pharmaceuticals and its licensee Janssen on their pan-European patent enforcement strategy arising from the launch of generics of Janssen’s Velcade product across Europe. Other clients include Motorola Solutions and Oxford Nanopore Technologies. 

Case studies show the firm represented Cantarella Bros in defending against trade mark infringement and passing off claims brought by JDE, successfully persuading the court to dismiss all infringement claims.