Bird & Bird’s dispute resolution team provides excellent intellectual property services, particularly in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Besides these, the team is active in general commercial disputes including cross-border matters. The team also has substantial experience representing clients at leading arbitral institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce, London Court of International Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. IP specialist Jane Owen is a key figure of the firm who covers a wide range of IP disputes with extensive experience litigating in the life sciences patent arena. The firm handled several complex intellectual property disputes across diverse sectors. In a patent appeal before the Federal Court of Australia, the firm represented Abbey Laboratories in challenging Elanco Australasia's patent application for a sheep dip product.
Client feedback
“They are technically very strong, very responsive and good at project managing cross boarder responses.” – Intellectual property
Julie Cheeseman
“She is a very strong technical lawyer, but also take the time to understand client's businesses, which means the quality of her advice is excellent. Julie is very nice, a pleasure to deal with, and a great communicator.”
