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Trevor Stevens | Partner

BA, LL.B, LL.M, MITMA, Lawyer and Trade Mark Attorney

Trevor Stevens

Areas of Expertise

  • Trade Marks

Trevor specialises in contested trade mark opposition proceedings before the Australian Trade Marks Office. His practice also includes advising in relation to clearance searches and providing trade mark infringement advice. Over a period of many years Trevor has conducted numerous hearings before the Australian Registrar of Trade Marks with a very high success rate and his clients in such proceedings include many major U.S and European companies.

In 2012, Trevor was listed by The Australian Financial Review as one of 'Australia's Top Lawyers' in Intellectual Property.

Trevor lectures in trade mark law and practice in the post-graduate program at the University of Technology, Sydney and at the University of Melbourne. He has served on the Board of Directors of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) and is a former editor of the INTA Bulletin.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Law Council of Australia
  • Member: International Trade Mark Association
  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Member: Institute of Trade Mark Agents (United Kingdom)

Qualifications

  • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and Victoria
  • Registered Trade Marks Attorney, Australia and New Zealand
  • Master of Laws, London University
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Melbourne


Trevor’s latest articles

Tobacco plain packaging reforms: what they mean for Australian trade mark law and our international obligations

The government's legislation relating to plain packaging for tobacco products proceeded to its second reading before the… more »

Wild Turkey’s goose chase: Court discretion keeps competitor’s trade mark on the register

In the latest Australian chapter of a long-running, international trade mark dispute between the owners of Wild Turkey… more »

E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd

This proceeding before the High Court ([2010] HCA 15 (19 May 2010)) related to an application by Lion Nathan to cancel… more »

Articles about Trevor

DCC hosts Aussie BBQ at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting

The 2011 International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting took place in San Francisco from May 14 - 18. The event… more »

Interview on ABC Radio with DCC's Trevor Stevens

ABC Radio aired an interview with Trevor Stevens, Partner of Davies Collison Cave regarding trade mark issues and recent… more »

Davies Collison Cave partners dominate the Australian Financial Review Best Lawyers Awards IP list

With a record number of staff in this year's Australia's Best Lawyers Intellectual Property category*, as judged by… more »