Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Over the past few weeks, we hosted our end-of-year client functions to celebrate our valued clients from Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. In Melbourne, the event was held under the iconic dome of 333 Collins Street; in Adelaide, the event took place at SORA; and in Sydney, we celebrated at the QT Hotel. A big thank you to Starward Whisky for providing the welcome cocktails, tastings, and door prize contributions, as well as to Mud Cosmetics, McPherson's Consumer Products Pty Ltd, and Aluvión Vineyards for their generous door prize donations. A special shout-out also goes to The McSmiths for performing at the Melbourne event. It was a great way to close out the year, and we appreciate everyone who joined us.

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is pleased to announce that from January 2025, we will have Helen McFadzean, a lead principal in our Electronics, Physics, and Information Technology team located in Brisbane. Helen will be based at The Precinct, a co-working tech hub in Fortitude Valley. By situating ourselves within this dynamic hub, we hope to build strong relationships within the community and be at the forefront of emerging technologies and trends. We are excited about this expansion and look forward to contributing to the Brisbane market. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUe2cmtz

IP Australia has recently proposed several updates of the Australian Registered Designs system. The proposed updates include allowing certification of design registrations for display screens, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and icons. This will remove a current anomaly with the system, whereby design registrations can be obtained for display screens, GUIs and icons, but these registrations are not certifiable or enforceable. Read more below.

We are proud to announce that Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick have been recognised as a Diversity Council of Australia Inclusive Employer for 2024 – 2025. This is POF’s second time applying for and receiving Inclusive Employer recognition after being awarded the status for the first time in 2021 – 2022. Receiving recognition signifies that our efforts to build an inclusive workplace culture where diversity is embraced are not only acknowledged but valued within our firm. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTwDCsBB

We’re looking forward to catching up with everyone attending APAA this month. Helen McFadzean and Jacqueline Leong will be in attendance and hope to see you there!

We are currently seeking an Intellectual Property Lawyer to join our Melbourne team. If this sounds like the role for you, please get in touch. Further details and instructions on how to apply can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gkUh7W7G

We are currently seeking a Chemistry Patent Attorney to join our Sydney team. If this sounds like the role for you, please get in touch. Further details and instructions on how to apply can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ghPmkEVq..

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick would like to congratulate Simon Ambroz on his significant achievement of becoming triple qualified as a Registered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a European Patent Attorney and a UK Patent Attorney.

This week, we are pleased to announce our attendance at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting. Neil Ireland and Duncan Joiner will be in attendance. We look forward to the opportunity to connect with you!

This month, we will be attending the AIPPI World Congress in China. Andrew Massie, Helen McFadzean, and JING LI will be in attendance and hope to see you there!