Bio

Recommended Lawyer - 2021, 2020 and 2018 listing of Leading Queensland Intellectual Property Lawyers - Doyles Guide. 2021 5-Star Intellectual Property Lawyer and Law Firm winner. Intellectual Property, Technology and Information Security (InfoSec) lawyer and the Founding Director of EAGLEGATE. Nicole gives her clients a significant competitive advantage so they can deliver the highest quality service to their customers. With degrees in Law (1st Class Honours), Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Industrial Property, I am well placed to advise clients on the practical implications of commercialising, enforcing and protecting intellectual property and technology. I am also a registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney and trained as a Patent Attorney. Over the last 15 years I have advised some of the world’s largest software, mining, food production and technology companies in all aspects of their commercial and intellectual property legal needs including: - corporations law, including regulation compliance and directors duties; - commercialisation advice including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, litigation and licensing; - Privacy Act compliance; - infringement advice; - confidential information protection; - IP Asset protection strategies; - strategic filing advice and clearance to use advices; - IP due diligence and audits; and - data breaches, unauthorised disclosures, regulatory compliance, mandatory notification laws and breach responses. Before entering the law I worked in the IT industry for 10 years which allows me to take into account the wider practical impact on my client’s business. I am also a former Director of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) and am a member of the Queensland Law Society Cyber Security working group. I am a former director of auDA and was a 2015 auDA Names panel member. I am a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. #copyrightlawyer #patentlawyer #trademarkslawyer #domainnamelawyer #ipinfringementlawyer #iplawyer