Professor
Philip Griffith

LLB, Bjur (Monash), LLM (London)

Academic Profile

Philip Griffith has researched, taught, published and engaged in policy debate and reform in the field of Intellectual Property since 1972. He was co-author of the first book on Copyright published in Australia and continues to contribute to textbooks in the general field ; although now, with a greater interest in Patents, Confidential Information, International Treaty arrangements and the role of intellectual property policy in economic development.

Philip has also been involved in the development, design and delivery of specialist post graduate intellectual property courses for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys and legal practitioners, delivered nationally and internationally through on-line teaching programs.

Professor Griffith has also been involved in contributing to the development of intellectual property education in Asia with particular interests in Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan and, most recently, in the People's Republic of China. Philip has done work for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), APEC, AusAID, Economic and Social Cooperation in Asia Pacific (ESCAP) and other international organizations; a number of national governments for IP Australia; and other intellectual property offices.

Current Research Activities

2006: Using the New Technologies in Teaching Intellectual Property (Distance Learning) (Project for WIPO World Wide Academy, Turin)

2005- on going:  Intellectual Property Education in the Peoples' Republic of China with Susanna H. S. Leong, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (Project for WIPO, and the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Peoples Republic of China)

2005-6: three-person team report "Building Capacity for Evidence Handling in Corruption Cases" was accepted by the Indonesian Australian Legal Development Facility (IALDF) and AusAID

2006: Expert Consultant to the National Intellectual Property Strategy Organisation (NIPSO) Peoples Republic of China

2004 -1998: Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, IP Australia, Department of Industry Science and Resources.

2004 -1998:  Academic Coordinator and Administrator for IASTP Phase II In Australia programs in IPR and Human Rights, Investigative Journalism (10 courses)

2004: APEC consultant for Ministry of Trade, Vietnam

Current Publications

Intellectual Property: Cases and Commentary, 4th edition, LBC, 2006  (McKeough, Bowrey & Griffith)

Intellectual Property in Australia, 3rd edition, Lexis Nexis 2004 (McKeough, Stewart & Griffith)

ADDITIONAL Curriculum Vitae, Memberships & Publications (PDF)