Dr Louise Duncan
Dr Louise Duncan
B. A., LL. B. (Hons) Melb., LL. M., Ph.D Patent Law (Monash)
Admission:
01 May 1989
Signed Bar Roll:
19 November 1998
Chambers:
Owen Dixon Chambers East
Floor 4, Room 15/1
205 William Street, Melbourne
Admitted to Practice:
Victoria
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property & Technology Law
- Trade Practices
General Profile
I have specialised in intellectual property law since joining the Victorian Bar in 1998. The matters in which I have appeared include all aspects of patents, trade marks, designs and copyright law.
Previous occupation:
1988
White Cleland Solicitors, Melbourne1990 - 1997
Various part-time academic positions at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, at the level of Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow1993 - 1997
Holder of the Australian Postgraduate Research Award to support PhD studies at Monash University.1997
Solicitor, Clayton Utz, MelbourneMemberships and Associations:
- Victorian Bar
- Law Institute of Victoria
Academic Positions / Published Articles:
- LLM Thesis (Melbourne): “Copyright Law and Diffusion Services” (1990)
- PhD Thesis (Monash): “From Privileges to the Paris Convention: The Role of Theoretical Debate in the Evolution of National and International Patent Protection” (1998) (Supervisor: Professor Sam Ricketson).
- Speech in the Federal Court in Perth on the topic of “Innovation Patents – Ten Years in Review” (August 2011)
- Foundation Author and Co-ordinator, Patents section, vol 23, The Laws of Australia
- Various articles: Australian Intellectual Property Journal
Significant cases:
Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd (No 7) [2016] FCA 991 (Barker J)
Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd (No 4) [2015] FCA 1372 (McKerracher J)
Britax Childcare Pty Ltd v Infa-Secure Pty Ltd (No 4) [2015] FCA 651 (Middleton J)
Britax Childcare Pty Ltd v Infa-Secure Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 467 (Middleton J)
Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1169 (Barker J) and on appeal Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd v Coretell Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 121 (Full Court)
Aspirating IP Limited v Vision Systems Ltd [2010] FCA 1061 (Besanko J)
The University of Western Australia v Gray [2009] FCAFC 116 (Full Court)
Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Company LLC [2006] FCA 1787 (Young J) and on appeal [2008] FCAFC 82 (Full Court)
NutraSweet Australia Pty Ltd v Ajinomoto Co Ltd [2005] FCA 1524 (Finkelstein J) and on appeal Ajinomoto Co Ltd v NutraSweet Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 34 (Full Court)
LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Elecspess Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1941 (Gordon J)
Stena Rederi Aktiebolag v Austal Ships Sales Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 864 (Tamberlin J) and on appeal Austal Ships Sales Pty Ltd v Stena Rederi Aktiebolag [2008] FCAFC 121 (Full Court)
Austal Ships Pty Ltd v Stena Rederi Aktiebolag [2005] FCA 805 (Bennett J)
JMVB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Camoflag Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1474 (Crennan J) and on appeal [2006] FCAFC 141 (Full Court)
McCormick & Co Inc v McCormick [2000] FCA 1335 (Kenny J)
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH v Commissioner of Patents [2000] FCA 1918 (Heerey J) and on appeal [2001] FCA 647 (Full Court) and an application to the High Court for Special Leave to Appeal
Le Cordon Bleu BV v Cordon Bleu International Ltee [2000] FCA 1587 (Heerey J) and on appeal Renaud Cointreau v Cordon Bleu International Ltee [2001] FCA 1170 (Full Court)
Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Rivers (Australia) Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1655 (Full Court).