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Fiona Brittain | Senior Associate

B.A., LL.B., Lawyer and Trade Mark Attorney

Fiona Brittain

Areas of Expertise

  • Trade Marks

Fiona specialises in conducting trade mark clearance searches and the preparation and prosecution of trade mark applications, including in relation to petroleum goods and services, pharmaceuticals, clothing and footwear and building products. In 2013, Fiona was recognised as a world leading trade mark professional in the World Trade Mark Review 1000.

She represents clients in connection with trade mark oppositions and removal proceedings in the Australian Trade Marks Office and provides prompt and comprehensive advice in respect of infringement situations.

Fiona is experienced in providing commercially focused legal advice to clients with large global trade mark portfolios. She enjoys the challenges associated with seeking trade mark protection for non-traditional marks, such as shapes and colours.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Trade Mark Committee of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
  • Member: Law Institute of Victoria
  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member : Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Victorian committee member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws, Monash University
  • Bachelor of Arts (English Literature), Monash University
  • Admitted: Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Fiona’s latest articles

Australian Trade Mark Application filed for "Superman Workout"- is it permissible?

Cheqout Pty Ltd ("cheqout") filed a Trade Mark Application for "superman workout" in relation… more »

AFL's Melbourne Football Club logo challenged by sports historian for factual inaccuracies

In an unusual case before the Australian Trade Marks Office, a Tasmanian amateur historian, Mr Ross Smith, has opposed the… more »

How scandalous is too scandalous for the Australian Trade Marks Office?

Over recent years, the Australian Trade Marks Office has had to consider a handful of potentially "scandalous"… more »

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Articles about Fiona

Gold ranking for DCC and recognition of its leading trade mark professionals in the World Trade Mark Review 1000

Davies Collison Cave is proud to have been ranked as a 'Gold' tier firm in the World Trade Mark Review 1000 (WTR1000… more »