Patent & Trade Mark
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Charles Berman

Partner

Charles Berman
“With the resources sector becoming increasingly competitive, intellectual property protection assumes an ever more important role as a business tool. While FB Rice considers innovation as crucial in the resources sector, the benefit of such innovation is lost if an effective strategy for its protection is not also implemented as an integral part of a business's commercial strategy. Such protection is the safest mechanism for maintaining a competitive advantage.”
“With the resources sector becoming increasingly competitive, intellectual property protection assumes an ever more important role as a business tool. While FB Rice considers innovation as crucial in the resources sector, the benefit of such innovation is lost if an effective strategy for its protection is not also implemented as an integral part of a business's commercial strategy. Such protection is the safest mechanism for maintaining a competitive advantage.”
FB Rice trade marks team recognised by WTR 1000
FB Rice trade marks team recognised by WTR 1000
FB Rice trade marks team recognised by WTR 1000
03 October 2019
The 7th annual BrewCon and the rise of indie beer
Lara Gun (Senior Associate, Trade Marks) and Will Morgan (Senior Associate, Patents …and award winning home brewer) attended the 7th annual BrewCon event, which was held in Melbourne this year.
Lara Gun (Senior Associate, Trade Marks) and Will Morgan (Senior Associate, Patents …and award winning home brewer) attended the 7th annual BrewCon event, which was held in Melbourne this year.
Michael Seifried
Michael Seifried is a registered Australian and New Zealand trade marks attorney and intellectual property lawyer. He is a partner in our Melbourne trade marks team and is the practice group leader. His experience acting for clients from small and medium enterprises to large publicly listed companies in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, means that Michael understands the need for a commercially oriented approach.

 

Michael Seifried is a registered Australian and New Zealand trade marks attorney and intellectual property lawyer. He is a partner in our Melbourne trade marks team and is the practice group leader. His experience acting for clients from small and medium enterprises to large publicly listed companies in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, means that Michael understands the need for a commercially oriented approach.

 

04 October 2019
Beer Matters Conference and the Scottish Beer Awards
On 19 September 2019, Lara Gun attended the annual Beer Matters UK conference and trade expo held in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was a one day event and, like BrewCon, comprised a trade show with exhibitors from equipment manufacturers, materials suppliers and service providers to the brewing industry.
On 19 September 2019, Lara Gun attended the annual Beer Matters UK conference and trade expo held in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was a one day event and, like BrewCon, comprised a trade show with exhibitors from equipment manufacturers, materials suppliers and service providers to the brewing industry.
Plugging the Holes: Swiss Claims in Australia
Switzerland is famous for its cheeses, particularly Emmental, a cheese characterised by its holes as much as its taste. Although not quite equally famous, Switzerland was also responsible for the creation of the so-called Swiss form of patent claim. This claim was formulated to overcome the problem of validly claiming methods of treatment of humans and animals.
Switzerland is famous for its cheeses, particularly Emmental, a cheese characterised by its holes as much as its taste. Although not quite equally famous, Switzerland was also responsible for the creation of the so-called Swiss form of patent claim. This claim was formulated to overcome the problem of validly claiming methods of treatment of humans and animals.