Jeff Bergmann LLM, LLB (Hons), BSc
Director – Intellectual Property Legal Services
- Seventeen years IP law experience through private practice and in-house positions
- Pragmatic approach to legal advice
- Represents several ASX-listed companies, SMEs, venture capital investees, research institutes, entertainment and branded businesses and creative individuals
Qualifications
- Certified Licensing Professional
- 2010 and 2011 listing in IAM Licensing 250 (The World's Leading Patent & Technology Licensing Lawyers)
- Barrister and Solicitor of High Court, Victorian Supreme Court, and Federal Court
- Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Professional Experience
- Solubility, Director 2007 – present
- Davies Collison Cave Solicitors, Senior Associate 2004 – 2007
- Allens Arthur Robinson, Senior Associate 2000 – 2004
- CSL Limited, Corporate Counsel 1995 – 2000
Professional Memberships
- Trustee-at-large, Licensing Executives Society Australia and New Zealand, Inc (LESANZ) 2008 – present
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
- Member, Law Institute of Victoria
- Volunteer adviser, Arts Law Centre
Education
- University of Melbourne, 2001 – Master of Laws
- University of Melbourne, 1992 – Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology)
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Licensing of patents and trade secrets – University of Melbourne Master of Laws subject of Licensing Law and Technology Transfer, 2007 – present
- Drafting & Reviewing IP Licensing Agreements, Television Education Network, February 2008
- Maximising Value from an Integrated IP Strategy, University of Melbourne, September 2008 & 2009
- Various presentations for universities (including University of Melbourne, Monash University and Deakin University) and patent attorneys, on issues relevant to intellectual property commercialisation
- Licensing and Valuation intensive – Tips and Traps for the Biotechnology Executive, BioMelbourne Network half-day BioWorkshop and hypothetical, April 2007
- Recent cases on IP licensing – LESANZ News, March 2007
- Courts moving with the times – Managing Intellectual Property, November 2006
- IP issues for Legal Professional Development Providers – CLEAA Conference, Leo Cussen Institute, October 2006
- IP Issues for Exporters – Australian Aftermarket Automotive Association Exporters Club launch, August 2006
- “Undermined” by Black Letter Law (Pacific Brands v Underworks) – LESANZ News July 2006
- Australian idiosyncrasies in licensing and technology transfer – Managing Intellectual Property, November 2005
- Drafting IP Clauses in Contracts – Leo Cussen Institute Intellectual Property Update, October 2005 (including detailed paper)
- Biotech and Sport 2020 – AusIndustry Gippsland Innovation Forum, Australian Innovation Festival, Sale, May 2005
- All about patents – Australian Innovation Festival, Monash University EXPO, May 2005
- IP rights and obligations – Monash University STRIP "Baring the Basics", 21 March 2005
- Commercialisation and Structuring – Issues for STI applicants (Victorian Government, Office of Science and Technology), November 2004