Patent Law in Australia welcomes new Author - Linda Govenlock
Since its release in 2008, Patent Law in Australia by Colin Bodkin has been an essential resource for patent attorneys, intellectual property lawyers, and those seeking a deeper understanding of the legislation, implementation, and practices surrounding Australia's patent system.
Colin has continued to provide regular commentary updates to Patent in Law in Australia to Westlaw Australia, ensuring the service remains current for practitioners.
The related book, Patent Law in Australia, is now in its fourth edition.
Colin has recently announced his intention to retire from his role as author. Thomson Reuters gratefully acknowledges Colin’s foundational work and his meticulous stewardship of this authoritative guide as well as his careful diligence in preparing and maintaining this publication.
Thomson Reuters is pleased to introduce Linda Govenlock as the new author of Patent Law in Australia.
Linda is an extremely experienced and highly regarded Australian patent attorney, whose career spans over 25 years and includes both private practice and in-house roles.
Linda is currently the Head of Allens Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys and specialises primarily in the chemical, industrial and life sciences patent areas, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals, medical diagnostics and therapies, and material sciences.
She has extensive experience in drafting patent applications and strategic prosecution of global patent portfolios, patent oppositions, re-examination proceedings, ownership disputes and as a technical advisor in patent litigation, in addition to advising clients in relation to patentability, patent validity, freedom to operate and IP strategy.
Linda is widely recognised as a leading expert in the area of patent term extensions for pharmaceutical patents.
She is highly regarded in the patent profession and is recognised as a Managing IP Patent Star, IAM 300 Strategic Advisor and IAM Patent 1000 leading practitioner.
Linda is an active member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Issues Committee.
In addition to a Masters of Industrial Property Law, Linda has a BSc (Hons 1) majoring in chemistry and pharmacology from the University of Sydney and a PhD in organic chemistry, also from the University of Sydney.
Linda was awarded a prestigious Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowship and completed three years Postdoctoral Research at the University of Durham, UK.
We welcome Linda to the Thomson Reuters' team, and are pleased to announce that her first update of Patent Law in Australia is now live.
The Patent Law in Australia online service continues to be an indispensable guide to obtaining, maintaining, enforcing and challenging the validity of patents in Australia. Balancing both the practical nature of IP Australia processes and in-depth analysis of statute and case law, Patent Law in Australia navigates every aspect of the patenting process, with detailed commentary on the law pertaining to each stage and therefore provides relevant and effective advice for patent attorney's, intellectual property lawyers and barristers. The publication launched in 2008 and is published both as an online subscription service and as a book. The fourth edition of Patent Law in Australia was published in 2024.
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Ursula Neumayer-Stewart is a Senior Publishing Editor in the Analytical Law Team at Thomson Reuters. Ursula has been working as a communications professional in the private sector for 20+ years, specializing in corporate, academic and technical project management, editing and content management. During her time with Thomson Reuters, Ursula has managed a wide range of publications and is at present nurturing multiple subscription services including The Law of Intellectual Property, Shanahan’s Australian Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off, Patent Law in Australia, Australian Sentencing, Queensland Sentencing Manual, Criminal Procedure NSW and the Australian Intellectual Property Journal. Ursula holds a master’s degree in English Literature and Publishing. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, she worked for academic publishers in Germany and Ireland.