Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is pleased to announce that Philip Kerr has joined the firm as a Senior Patent Counsel in the Sydney office.
Philip is regularly rated as one of Australia’s leading Patent lawyers: Chambers Global has ranked Philip in Band 1 for patent disputes for 10 years and presently he is one of the top 4 lawyers for patent disputes in Australia.
Before joining Quinn Emanuel, Philip was a partner at Allens for over 30 years, specialising in patent, copyright, trade mark and design disputes.
He has been, and is, at the forefront of patent disputes in Australia for some of the world’s largest companies. Philip was one of the Law Council of Australia’s representatives on the drafting committee that prepared the current Australian Patents Act. He was also a foundation member of the Law Council of Australia – Intellectual Property Committee and has remained a member since its creation in the 1980’s.
Philip is acting for the Japanese ink cartridge manufacturer, Seiko Epson Corporation in ground breaking patent infringement proceedings, which will be heard later this year by the High Court of Australia.
Michelle Fox, Co-Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel’s Sydney office, said: ” We are very excited to have someone of Philip’s calibre join us. He brings unparalled IP experience and knowledge which will expand the expertise we offer to our clients in Australia. “
Philip Kerr said: “I am delighted and excited to be joining Quinn Emanuel’s global, world class IP team and further building its local IP practice.”
Quinn Emanuel now has 23 lawyers, including 6 partners, in Sydney and Perth. The firm has 800+ lawyers in 23 offices worldwide.
