With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, boutique intellectual property firm Griffith Hack specialises in all areas of IP and is one of the most active IP litigation firms by the number of IP cases before the Federal Court or IP Australia.
Kellie Stonier heads the firm’s Law & Trade Marks team. She is an enforcement committee member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), and a national committee member for the Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Emma Mitchell is the non-traditional marks committee member of the INTA. Gavin Adkins and Leanne Oitmaa are other key partners to note.
In a ground-breaking case, the firm acted for Allergan, a multinational pharmaceutical company and maker of well-known anti-aging product Botox, in a case addressing the question of whether the use of a competitor’s trademark by a competitor to promote the competitor’s product, infringes the registered trademark. This was the first case in Australia dealing with a defensive trademark registration. The outcome of the case will set an important precedent for brand owners that are considering using a competitor’s products and associated trademarks as part of their own marketing strategy.
Key clients include Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, Kraft Foods, Puma, Republic of Peru and The NOCO Company.
Client feedback
“Very good communication and strategy in patent litigation.” – Intellectual property
“Griffith Hack has provided excellent advice to help us navigate both simple trademark registration as well as complex trademark disputes.” – Intellectual property
Derek Baigent
"He is knowledgeable and has excellent communication skills."
Kellie Stonier
“Kellie is very knowledgeable and strategic and is also a lovely person to work with.”
