Jeff Bergmann LLM, LLB (Hons), BSc

Director - Intellectual Property Legal Services

• Thirteen years IP law experience through private practice and in-house positions
• Pragmatic approach to legal advice and represents several ASX-listed companies, SMEs, venture capitalists and investees, research institutes, entertainment and branded businesses and creative individuals
• In-depth understanding of law relating to the pharmaceutical industry

Qualifications

• The University of Melbourne – Master of Laws 2001, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) 1992, Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology) 1992
• Registered Trade Mark Attorney

Professional Experience

• Davies Collison Cave Solicitors, Senior Associate 2004 – 2007
• Allens Arthur Robinson, Senior Associate 2000 – 2004
• CSL Limited, Corporate Counsel 1995 – 2000

Professional Memberships

• Chair, Victorian Regional Committee, Licensing Executives Society Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ)
• Member, Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)
• Member, Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA)
• Member, Law Institute of Victoria
• Volunteer adviser, Arts Law Centre

Recent Publications and Presentations

• Licensing and Valuation intensive – Tips and Traps for the Biotechnology Executive, BioMelbourne Network half-day BioWorkshop and hypothetical, 20 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, 19 October 2006
• IP Issues for Exporters – Australian Aftermarket Automotive Association Exporters Club launch, 3 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, 30 November 2005
• Drafting IP Clauses in Contracts – Leo Cussen Institute Intellectual Property Update, 25 October 2005 (including detailed paper)
• Biotech and Sport 2020 – AusIndustry Gippsland Innovation Forum, Australian Innovation Festival, Sale, 9 May 2005
• All about patents – Australian Innovation Festival, Monash University EXPO, 3 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), 17 November 2004