John Hannebery
Principal

Prior to founding Resolutus Intellectual Property, John was a Principal at a pre-eminent Australian specialist IP firm for 15 years.

He is recognised as one of Australia’s leading intellectual property lawyers –

• Managing Intellectual Property ‘IP Stars’ : ranked highly as an Australian IP Star – 2014 to 2019
• World Trademark Review 1000 : leading individual for trade mark enforcement &
  litigation – 2013 to 2020
• Asia Pacific Legal 500 : highly recommended in IP – 2015
• Expert Guides – Trade Mark Lawyers : nominated as being among the world’s
  leading trade mark law practitioners – 2018
• Managing Intellectual Property World Survey and Global Awards : leading
  individual for patents, trade marks and copyright – 2014
• Benchmark Asia Pacific Litigation Guide : listed as a local disputes star in Australia – 2013 and 2014
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers : leading lawyer for dispute resolution & litigation, IP –
  2015 to 2018, Distinguished practitioner in IP – 2019 and 2020
• Asia IP Experts : leading lawyer for IP enforcement and litigation – 2013, leading
  lawyer for pharma & biotech, enforcement, copyright, patents – 2014, leading lawyer
  for litigation, enforcement, copyright, patents, trade marks, pharma & biotech – 2015
  to 2017
• Doyle’s Guide : ranked top 20 Australian trade mark, copyright and design litigation
  lawyers – 2010, leading Victorian IP lawyer – 2012, leading Victorian trade mark
  lawyer – 2015, leading Victorian trade mark lawyer, litigation lawyer, copyright lawyer – 2017

John is a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and of the High Court
of Australia .

He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Pharmacology
and Organic Chemistry) from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in
Intellectual Property Law from the University of Melbourne.