Madeleine Griffiths

Expertise

Madeleine is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Group in Melbourne with expertise in intellectual property law, media and defamation law, domain name law, and general commercial law, with a primary focus on trade mark protection, enforcement and disputes, branding and reputation management, copyright and related rights, and Australian consumer law.

Experience

Madeleine’s experience includes:

• domestic and international trade mark registration and advice, trade mark portfolio management including preparing evidence and submissions in response to examiner’s reports
• trade mark and branding disputes, initiation and defence of trade mark opposition proceedings, enforcement of trade marks in various infringement contexts
• reputation and brand management advice, advice on domain name law, advice in relation to Australian consumer law disputes involving misleading and deceptive conduct and common law passing off
• contract negotiation, review and advice for artists, creators, and producers of Australian film and television programs
• acting for film and television producers from pre-production through to delivery, including preparation and negotiation of production transaction documents
• defamation advisory, pre-publication clearance advice, and reputational disputes
• drafting of contractual and licensing agreements in the areas of intellectual property law, media and entertainment law, and general commercial law, including advising on the enforcement of associated rights
• advising on the legal framework for the use of material online and on social media platforms, and advising on related corporate and commercial matters
• drafting of contractual and licensing agreements in the areas of technology, intellectual property law, media and entertainment law, and general commercial law, including advising on the enforcement of associated rights
• advisory work for start-ups and technology companies relating to exploitation of intellectual property and related rights, including protecting and commercialising computer software, application software, and related information technology products and services.