Odette Gourley

Odette has, for more than 20 years as a partner, advised on and conducted litigation covering intellectual property, competition and consumer law, and regulatory law.

This litigation has included landmark cases that have redefined areas of trade mark and patent law. Odette is also an expert on trade mark registration and portfolio management including clearance searches and advice, filing and prosecution of applications, portfolio management and oppositions.

Across the full range of IP (patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, trade secrets, passing off etc), Odette has conducted major cases for leading companies in IP-driven sectors, including pharmaceutical, medical devices and biotechnology, high technology, fast moving consumer goods, food and beverages, manufacturing and services including media and communications, R&D, financial services, advertising and market research.

Odette acts in significant competition and consumer law litigation including achieving a rare dismissal of ACCC anti-trust penalty and injunction proceedings in the marketing services industry. She advises on competition and consumer law compliance and training, clears advertising and marketing conduct, and acts in contested advertising and marketing disputes before industry bodies and the courts, relating to a wide range of goods and services.

Odette has expertise in all areas of regulatory and administrative law and is also an expert in privacy and data protection, freedom of information, product liability risk and recall, trade descriptions, the specific regulatory schemes for a number of industries including in the human health, animal and plant sciences, and consumer products and related regulation affecting manufacturers and importers.

Odette is a part of the International Trademark Association Enforcement committee, an invited speaker at the IP Society of Australia and New Zealand, and a panellist and chair at the Advertising Industry Jury.