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Principal, Commercialisation Team
SPRUSON & FERGUSON LAWYERS
Email: philip.heuzenroeder@sprusons.com.au

Philip Heuzenroeder has over 14 years legal and commercial experience, both in private practice and as an in-house counsel and commercial manager. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Philip was General Counsel and General Manager – Commercial at Unisearch Limited, one of Australia’s leading technology commercialisation organisations.

Philip has broad experience, including in the life sciences, information technology, energy and telecommunications industries. Philip provides specialist intellectual property and information technology advice, as well as more general commercial advice for participants in these and other research and technology industries.

Philip led the Spruson & Ferguson team selected in a competitive tender by the Attorney-General’s Department to develop the IP Manual for Australian Government Agencies for use by all Commonwealth departments and agencies and works extensively with Australian government entities and semi-government organisations.

Philip was also one of the principal authors of the recently released handbook IP Management: A practical guide for Electrical and Electronics Related Industries.
Philip is an experienced presenter and trainer and is regularly asked to present and run workshops on issues relating to intellectual property and negotiation.

Philip is a member of the Licensing Executives Society, Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, AusBiotech and the NSW Society for Computers and the Law.


Qualifications

	Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide
	Bachelor of Economics, University of Adelaide
	Master of Laws, University of Technology, Sydney
	Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Supreme Court of South Australia, Federal Court of Australia, High Court of Australia