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Andros Chrysiliou: Andros is a co-founder of Chrysiliou IP. He is a Bachelor of Laws graduate and a Trade Marks Attorney. Admitted as a Solicitor in Australia and Papua New Guinea, Andros is a consulting senior attorney to Chrysiliou IP and is the managing principal of Chrysiliou Lawyers, Solicitors, where he has acted in litigation matters pertaining to intellectual property, consumer protection and analogous areas. He has authored presentations and articles in trade mark related areas, especially character merchandising, in Australia and overseas. <back to staff> |
Spiro Pappas: Spiro is a graduate with Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws Degrees. Spiro was the driving force behind the trade mark practice of a large major law firm before becoming a principal of Chrysiliou IP. As an intellectual property lawyer, Spiro specialises in the protection of trade mark and IP rights. Spiro extensive experience in this area of practice included piracy control and IP enforcement. His commerce background and legal know how are valuable tools in his area of practice, enabling him to balance commercial reality with legal objectives. <back to staff> |
David Drew: David has a background of an expert patent searcher and as a valued patent attorney, he handles the IP of several major national and international companies, but especially enjoys working with SMEs. Since 2005, he has managed Chrysiliou Law’s Melbourne office. He has a broad IP practice that reflects his clients’ needs, including a thriving patent practice involving the drafting of litigatable patent specifications and claims, trade mark protection, providing infringement, registrability and patentability opinions, and advising on designs law, enforcement and protection. <back to staff> |
Eric Ziehlke: Eric is an Intellectual Property Lawyer and a Master of Laws and Master of Commerce graduate. Eric’s specialty is all facets of trade mark law and practice, with an emphasis on marketing considerations. Eric has a vast knowledge of intellectual property matters generally, including copyright, which can be applied in the identification, development and protection of IP rights. <back to staff> |
Michelle Gorton: Michelle is a graduate with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Michelle has specialised in Intellectual Property law since 1999, including two years experience in a medium boutique intellectual property firm in New York City and in two major law firms in Sydney. She practices in areas relating to intellectual property including trade marks, domain name disputes, piracy and counterfeit goods and copyright and has been involved in a number of large litigation cases involving intellectual property issues. <back to staff> |
Gavin Doherty:
Gavin is registered patent attorney with over 15 years experience in
the handling and management of international patent applications from
both a regulatory and business perspective. With a background in
Government examining and reporting on patent applications filed by
national and international patent applicants., Gavin spent over 7
years applying this experience within industry, managing and developing
the world renowned I.P. portfolios for some of Australia’s most
innovative andsuccessful international companies, including Cochlear
Limited, Orbital Engine Corporation, and Silverbrook Research. Gavin
has spent the past 5 years representing the intellectual property
interests of a variety of local and international clients before
Australian and International patent offices. |
Allen Chan: Allen graduated with a honours degree in Material Science and Engineering from Imperial College, The University of London in England. On completion of his master's degree in chemical and materials engineering at The University of Auckland, Allen began his IP career in 2000 with one of the major IP firms in New Zealand. He relocated to Sydney in 2003 to join a top-tier law firm. Allen commenced at Chrysiliou IP in 2007 and is a registered patent and trade marks attorney and senior associate in the firm's patent team. Allen’s expertise is in materials science and engineering, with his practice including mechanical and chemical engineering, gaming technology, medical and dental devices, security and emergency equipment, manufacturing and packaging. Allen advises local and international clients on patent procurement, validity, infringements, design protection, trade mark protection, oppositions and portfolio management <back to staff> |
Lincoln Chrysiliou: Lincoln is a qualified Trade Marks Attorney, with a property law qualification and background. He is also a licensed investigator. Lincoln speciality is in the piracy control and prevention field. Before he joined the Firm he was involved in major piracy programs, such as at major World sporting event venues and the detection of major brand counterfeit goods. <back to staff> |
The firm also has graduate professionals and Patent/ IP attorneys, who have been carefully selected to assist the Principals in the handling of client’s matters. |
