Bruce has specialised in intellectual property law for over 35 years. His central areas of expertise include patents, trade marks, copyright, confidential information, consumer protection and other commercial/equity matters.
Bruce frequently appears for and advises major international clients drawn from the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and mining industries. He has appeared in some of Australia’s leading intellectual property cases.
He has extensive experience in both trial and appellate work. He appears chiefly in the Federal Court. He also appears in the Supreme Courts of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland as well as the High Court of Australia.
Bruce also appears before IP Australia in relation to patent and trade mark matters. He also conducts and appears at mediations.
Bruce was admitted to practice in 1982. Before coming to the Bar in 1985, he spent two years as the Associate to the Honourable Justice King who was the judge in charge of the Industrial Property List in the Supreme Court of Victoria. On coming to the Bar, Bruce read in the Chambers of Dr John Emmerson KC, one of Australia’s pre-eminent IP barristers.
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