Elisabeth White is a partner in the Sydney office of Baker & McKenzie where she advises on intellectual property disputes and brand protection. She has extensive experience in relation to IP enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and trade practices issues.

Practice Focus

Elisabeth advises leading companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, telecommunications, IT, manufacturing and consumer products sectors in relation to intellectual property issues. Her experience includes conducting Australian Federal Court litigation concerning patents, trade marks, copyright, passing off and related trade practices matters. She also advises pharmaceutical and medical device clients in relation to regulatory issues surrounding the marketing and sale of their products.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advising major pharmaceutical companies on patent interpretation and enforcement, and related commercial licensing issues. 
• Obtaining Anton Piller search and seizure orders and urgent injunctive relief in relation to trade mark and copyright infringements. 
• Advising in relation to objectionable on-line pharmacy websites marketing and selling pharmaceuticals products, involving potential breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act and related trade practices issues.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Law Society of England & Wales
• Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand
• Australian Copyright Society
• Australian Institute of Health, Law and Ethics
• International Trademark Association (INTA)

Admission

England & Wales~United Kingdom (2004)
New South Wales~Australia (1999)

Education

Monash University  (Master's degree Bio Ethics) (2002)
University of New South Wales  (B.A.) (1998)
University of New South Wales  (LL.B.) (1998)