About John Lee

John Lee is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s technology and IP group, specialising in patents and trade secrets. His practice spans complex cross-border disputes across digital technologies, telecommunications, life sciences, and engineering. John has achieved outstanding results in Federal Court litigation, including a record damages award in an Australian patent case. He has acted on high-profile trade secret matters, recently obtaining an urgent Anton Piller search and seizure order against an ex-employee. John also advised Aristocrat throughout its landmark eight-year patent eligibility litigation, which reached the High Court and is considered among Australia’s most significant IP cases.