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Des Ryan | Consultant
Dip.Mech.Eng., LL.B.(Hons.), Lawyer and Patent and Trade Mark Attorney
Areas of Expertise
- Patents
- Trade Marks
- IP Law
- Clean Technology
- Commercialisation
- Confidential Information
- Copyright
- Domain Names
- Licensing
- Litigation
Des' major areas of practice include advice and litigation in intellectual property law, technology transfer agreements and licensing; advice and consultancy on intellectual property management, copyright, trade mark infringement, trade mark opposition and unfair competition; wine law and geographical indications; mediation and expert witness services, particularly intellectual property disputes, and adjudication of domain name disputes. He joined the firm in 1954 and was a partner from 1959 to 2001, before being appointed a consultant. In 2012, Des was listed by The Australian Financial Review as one of 'Australia's Top Lawyers' in Intellectual Property.
Affiliations and Memberships
- Past President: International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
- Past President: LES Australia/New Zealand
- Past President: Institute of Patent Attorneys Australia
- Past President: AIPPI Australian Group
- Past Member: Trade Policy Advisory Council to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and of its APEC Committee
- Past Member: Trade Negotiations Advisory Committee to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade during the Uruguay Round.
- Past Co-Chairman: LAWASIA IP Committee
- Past Member: Industrial Property Advisory Committee to the Minister for Science
- Past Chairman: Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Council of Australia
- Past Board Member: Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia
- Panellist on the WIPO Panel for the adjudication of disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), and has adjudicated more than 75 disputes
- Member: Lawasia (Life Member)
- Member: Licensing Executives Society
- Order of Australia (AM) 2001
- Member: Law Institute of Victoria
- Member: Law Council of Australia
- Member: International Trade Mark Association
- Member of Honour AIPPI
- LES Gold Medal
- Honorary Member of AIPTA
- Board Member, International Wine Law Association
- Past President: Licensing Executives Society International
- Senior Fellow in Law, University of Melbourne
- Trained mediator accredited to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Law Institute of Victoria, the Supreme Court of Victoria, and LEADR
- WIPO Gold Medal
Qualifications
- Diploma of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons.), University of Melbourne
Des’s latest articles
Admissibility of survey evidence: Pacific Brands penalised for ignoring Court procedure
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an application by Pacific Brands Footwear to prevent Adidas from relying upon… more »
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission flexes its muscles
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has extensive enforcement powers in relation to deceptive and… more »
Unclear pleadings can be terminal for breach of confidence actions
This was a confidential information case. It again illustrates the necessity in such cases to precisely identify the… more »
Articles about Des
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission flexes its muscles
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has extensive enforcement powers in relation to deceptive and… more »
Why do some UDRP cases fail? Thoughts from a WIPO panelist
Des Ryan is a former partner in Davies Collison Cave, now a Consultant. He is a member of the World Intellectual Property… more »
Application for cancellation of platypus mark dismissed
This article first appeared in the World Trademark Review Daily. The original article can be downloaded via the link to the… more »
