Partner, Sydney
Phone +61 2 9225 5512
Fax +61 2 9322 4000
frances.drummond@freehills.com
Current practice
Frances is an intellectual property lawyer currently focusing on portfolio management and all aspects of trade mark protection. Frances has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious intellectual property gained in both private practice and in-house roles.
Frances manages the worldwide trade mark portfolios of Lend Lease and MLC and the Australian portfolios of GlaxoSmithKline (consumer healthcare and biologicals), John Fairfax Publications, David Jones, Caltex and BP (Burmah Castrol).
Frances is an experienced advocate in oppositions and other actions before the Registrar of Trade Marks.
Frances’ experience ranges across a number of industries, including healthcare and food and beverages.
Industry experience
Frances has over 16 years experience practising in intellectual property law. She moved to Australia having spent almost nine years in Hong Kong, latterly as a partner in one of Hong Kong’s leading IP practices.Frances has also been in-house trade marks adviser to a major pharmaceutical and multinational in the United Kingdom.
Professional background
Frances has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from Kingston University, London. She is admitted to practice in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom and is a UK registered trade mark attorney.Frances regularly presents seminars locally and abroad on issues associated with trade mark protection. Frances has authored several articles and publications on trade mark law.
Frances is a member of the UK Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group. Frances has served on two committees of the International Trade Mark Association.