Deals

Australian Paper

Advised Australian Paper in challenging the third party registration and use of the domain name australiannpapers.com, ultimately securing the transfer of that domain name to the rights holder.

Australian retailer

Assisting large Australian retailer of fashion, homewares, toys and electronics in clearing ongoing launches of new product ranges against registered design rights (amongst other IP rights).

LVMH Group, Christian Louboutin, Parfums Christian Dior

Advising on and obtaining design protection for a large variety of products and maintaining the respective portfolios.

Queensland University of Technology

Advising on agreements with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and French company VEDECOM for the purchase of a vehicle and software licences, and for the conduct of autonomous vehicle software trial and collaborative research activities.

Laing O’Rourke

Advising on collaboration agreements with University of Southern Queensland and inventors for licence of rail sleeper technology for ownership of rail sleeper technologies and related advisory work on IP ownership and structure.

nbn co, Hisense, Dell, JnJ, Wix.com, News Limited, Facebook

Providing regulatory advice to bring new products to market which involves consideration of relevant consumer laws and codes and IP issues as well as industry-specific legislation such as TGA for healthcare products, Lotteries legislation for trade promotions and Food Laws.

National Gallery of Victoria

Corrs was instrumental in securing the Australian world-renowned musical artist, Troye Sivan, to perform at the NGV’s 2018 Annual Gala. The Gala has become a major annual fixture of the Melbourne fashion and art scene. Corrs was heavily involved in advising on both the legal and commercial elements of the engagement, working closely with the NGV team to successfully close the deal with overseas counterparties in record time.

REA Group

Advised REA, one of Australia’s most prominent digital media companies, on a range of advertising and marketing matters. We regularly assist REA in reviewing advertising and marketing material, trade promotions, and protecting its brand.

NDIS accommodation structures

Advised the sponsors on the senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt in respect of the delivery and operation of specialist disability accommodation in the Hunter, NSW region, referred to as the ‘Hunter Residences Program’.

Australia Post

Advised on the legal review for Australia Post’s Consumer Clearance Process (CCP). Working collaboratively with Australia Post, Corrs reviewed a high volume of collateral on a daily basis. This review ensured that Australia Post’s consumer facing materials complied with the Australian Consumer Law and other applicable laws, as well as Australia Post’s own requirements.

BP

Advising on the terms of a A$20 million research collaboration with CSIRO and other research partners related to its exploration activities.

Queensland University of Technology

Advising QUT on agreements with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and French company VEDECOM for the purchase of a vehicle and software licences, and for the conduct of autonomous vehicle software trial and collaborative research activities.

Video-based game media

Major copyright litigation involving copyright infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to location-based augmented reality games.

Lundbeck

Advised Lundbeck on its 14-year patent litigation against four generic pharmaceutical companies relating to the anti-depressant Lexapro, with success on liability and damages.