What can you expect from working with us? Here's an example.

One of our alumni lawyers now works in London. Simone Flanigan worked with us from 2002 to 2003 on about 50 varied matters. Some are overviewed below. With our regular email updates we keep in contact with her as her career develops. Additionally, she continues to receive alumni-specific support and information from us.

It's also a two-way dialogue, she shares with us her travel photos. Two appear on this page from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Simone's work in our firm involved a range of clients, including small and medium sized enterprises, listed companies, start-ups and charitable foundations. The clients came from a range of industries including software development and licensing, publishing, food and nursery retailing, manufacturing, advertising, investment management, and management consultancy.

Among Simone's matters were those overviewed below.

Intellectual Property, IT and Contract Law

• Negotiating and drafting licensing and assignment agreements regarding trade mark, copyright, and patent assets and confidential information rights eg:
• Software licence agreements
• Trade mark licensing and assignment agreements for educational programs, radio shows, performers, cartoon characters and franchises
• Distribution agreements for distributing furniture, software, building materials, coffee and books
• Manufacturing agreements involving licensing furniture moulds and designs, and protection of product formulas for patented products
  

  Copenhagen, Denmark
• Book publishing agreements addressing copyright and confidentiality issues
• Technical and scientific research and collaboration agreements addressing legal and managerial issues, eg confidential information, patent assignment, setting performance targets and funding and project management processes
• Franchise agreements addressing issues regarding confidential information, licensing trade marks, marketing materials and performance targets for a coffee distribution franchise
Intellectual Property Auditing and Policy Development

• Intellectual property auditing and valuation and drafting intellectual property policies
Trade Mark, Branding, Domain Names and Advertising Law

• Trade mark licensing and assignment Trade mark infringement letters of demand and conducting trade mark oppositionsDrafting domain name applications and renewals; preparing trade mark applications and advising in regard to international trade mark searches and trade mark design Advising in regard to branding, advertising and marketing eg misleading, deceptive and comparative advertising
Employment Law and Collaboration Contracts

• Negotiating and drafting employment, collaboration and confidentiality agreements and managment documents for management consultants, radio announcers, researchers, models, fashion designers, furniture designers, ghost writers
Dispute Resolution and Litigation

• Drafting letters of demand, trade mark oppositions, affidavit evidence, injunction applications and briefs to counsel in regard to infringements relating to trade practices (competition law), confidential information, copyright, moral rights, domain name, contract and trade mark law
Law Firm Marketing

• Drafting articles and guides for the firm's website and the Law Society Journal of The Law Society of New South Wales
• Drafting submissions to various regulatory bodies on behalf of the Intellectual Property and E-Commerce Sub-Committee of The Law Society of New South Wales
  
• Interviewing clients and drafting proposals to prospective or existing clients

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