Summary
David Chin specialises in managing, developing, commercialising and protecting IP.
Commercial and IP
David is passionate about innovation through commercialisation and collaboration within industry, government, research and start-up sectors.
David is a Certified Licensing Professional and his commercial practice specialises in managing IP and drafting and negotiating agreements through the entire commercialisation cycle and across a broad range of industries, including life sciences, physical sciences, ICT and engineering.
David’s range of commercial and IP services include:
• drafting and negotiating commercialisation licence agreements, research collaboration agreements, consultancy services agreements, assignment agreements and royalty sharing agreements;
• evaluating and advising on IP rights relating to patents, know-how/confidential information, trade marks, copyright and designs;
• incorporating start-ups and drafting constitutions, shareholder agreements, developing IP policies and management strategies and conducting due diligence; and
• general commercial matters such as advising on consumer protection and trade practices and drafting distribution agreements, software licence and services agreements, publishing agreements, clinical trial agreements, franchise agreements, privacy policies and website terms and conditions.
Trade Marks
David is a registered Australian trade marks attorney and advises on the complete spectrum of trade mark issues including portfolio management, trade mark searching, local and international trade mark registration, trade mark oppositions and trade mark infringement.
David’s trade mark experience spans a broad range of industries particularly with FMCGs in the retail, food and beverage industries.
IP Litigation
David’s IP litigation experience involves the conduct of revocation and infringement proceedings relating to pharmaceutical and medical device patents.
Practice Areas
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Forms of protection
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Registered designs
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Trademarks
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Patents
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Copyright
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Legal structures
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Company incorporation
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Fundraising
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Founder and Shareholder Agreements
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Trademarks
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Intellectual Property Protection & NDAs
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Privacy Policies and Website Terms & Conditions
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Supplier Contracts & Employees
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Technology
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Software
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Intellectual Property
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Code protection
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Legal structures
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Client relations
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Business contracts
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Franchising
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Intellectual property
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Negotiation of disputes
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Forming contracts
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Breach of contract
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Unfair contract terms
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Misleading and deceptive conducts
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Contract entitlement & review
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Company constitution
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Company formation
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Experience
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DC Collins
Commercial and IP Lawyer
August, 2015 - Present
David Chin is a Commercial and IP Lawyer with a specialty in securing, managing, commercialising and enforcing IP. David is also a Registered Trade Marks Attorney and Certified Licensing Professional.
Having experience in industry and working with a diverse range of clients, David understands the value of providing you with commercially astute advice and legal assistance, and adopting a flexible approach to suit your style and needs.
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Wrays
Principal
February, 2015 - July
David Chin is a Principal of Wrays Lawyers and specialises in managing, developing, commercialising and protecting IP.
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The University of Melbourne
IP and Commercial Lawyer
April, 2011 - January, 2015
David worked closely with the University of Melbourne’s business development managers on technology commercialisation transactions, including:
• conducting IP due diligence and securing chain of title with inventors, collaborators and funders;
• drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercialisation agreements with collaborators, investors and licensees/licensors; and
• drafting and negotiating consultancy services agreements.
David also assisted the University of Melbourne’s Research Office and the University’s faculties and researchers on;
• research related transactions (ranging from collaboration agreements, funding agreements, CRC agreements, clinical trial agreements, material transfer agreements to confidentiality agreements); and
• general commercial matters (ranging from supply agreements, software licences and services agreements, privacy policies and website terms and conditions through to publishing agreements).
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Blake Dawson (now Ashurst)
Lawyer
March, 2005 - April, 2011
As a member of Blake Dawson's (now Ashurst) Intellectual Property team, David advised on the complete spectrum of intellectual properties for Australian and international clients, including:
• preparing evidence for patent revocation and infringement actions relating to pharmaceutical compounds and medical devices:
• conducting IP due diligence;
• negotiating licensing arrangements relating to pharmaceutical patents;
• prosecuting trade mark applications and enforcing trade mark applications; and
• managing Australian and international trade mark portfolios for clients in the food and beverage, manufacturing, electronics, engineering, pharmaceutical, financial services, tourism and media industries.
David also co-ordinated the National Intellectual Property CLE Program from 2006 to 2010.
Education
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University of Melbourne
Master of Laws
2004 - 2010
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Monash University
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
1998 - 2004
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Monash University
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
1998 - 2004
Location
Level 5, 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Virtual Practice
Practising Certificate
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Victoria, Australia
9 years held
Pages
Languages
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English
Proficient
Certifications
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Certified Licensing Professional
, Certified Licensing Professionals Inc
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Registered Trade Marks Attorney
, Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys