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Nik Ramchand | Senior Associate

B.E. (Hons.), LL.B. (Hons.), M.IP Law, Patent Attorney and Lawyer

Nik Ramchand

Areas of Expertise

  • Patents
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Litigation

Nik has a broad practice involving both contentious and non-contentious patent disputes and advice, and includes the drafting and prosecution of patents in the information technology and business method fields, advising on freedom-to-operate, patent infringement and validity in the telecommunications, medical device and software industries.

Nik's broad undergraduate studies concentrated on both the hardware and software aspects of computer systems, as well as networking and telecommunications. This enables Nik to rapidly grasp inventions in information technology and related fields, including online business processes, communications architecture and network communication protocols.

Nik is also experienced in conducting patent oppositions and litigation involving both the enforcement of patents and challenges to their validity. Nik has been involved in dispute-related work for a wide variety of technologies including plastics moulding, agriculture, on-line search and advertising, telecommunications infrastructure, gaming, and fluid flow.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand Inc
  • Member: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Member: Asian Patent Attorneys Association

Qualifications

  • Masters of Intellectual Property Law, University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons.), University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), (Hons.), University of Melbourne
  • Admitted: Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Federal Court of Australia and High Court of Australia
  • Registered patent attorney (Australia and New Zealand)

Nik’s latest articles

Samsung allowed to sell its iPad-competitor in Australia, just in time for Christmas

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has today allowed Samsung’s appeal from the decision of Justice… more »

Apple v Samsung – why the Court temporarily banned the sale of an iPad rival

In a decision handed down on 13 October 2011, Justice Annabelle Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia granted Apple, Inc… more »

Apple succeeds in preventing Samsung from releasing iPad competitor in Australia

In a much anticipated judgment, Justice Annabelle Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia has granted Apple an… more »

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