Sean McManis
Principal
Trade Mark Attorney
Areas of Expertise/Sector
Trade MarksDomain NamesIP & Commercial Dispute Resolution & LitigationTrade Mark Oppositions, Removal & Cancellation ActionsTrade Mark Clearance SearchingTrade Mark Infringement & EnforcementTrade Mark Filing, Prosecution & RegistrationAustralian Border ForceBusiness NamesPacific Island Trade MarksTrade Mark Portfolio Management, Maintenance & RenewalsIP StrategyArts, Media & FashionConsumer GoodsSean joined Davies Collison Cave's Sydney Trade Marks team in 2022. Before joining DCC, for around 20 years, Sean was the Head of Trade Marks at another long-established firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. He has worked as a trade marks practitioner, in both Australia and the UK, for over 30 years.
| Sean’s practice encompasses all aspects of trade marks law.
He has extensive experience in handling trade mark oppositions and disputes, as well as trade mark clearance searches and overcoming objections to registration. Sean has worked with a wide range of multi-national businesses, assisting them with disputes, providing strategic advice for managing and protecting brand portfolios, and handling their prosecution work. He has also assisted many smaller businesses. WTR 1000, 2020 recognised Sean as “a prodigious brand strategist and a dab hand at oppositions and IP disputes”. |
Sean is skilled in all aspects of trade marks work and is highly respected by his clients and peers.
Qualifications
Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), Macquarie University
Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University
Awards
World Trade Mark Review 1000: Ranked under Prosecution and Strategy, 2020 - 2022 & 2024 & 2025; Ranked under Enforcement & Litigation, 2023 & 2025
Managing Intellectual Property 'IP Stars': Trade Mark Star, 2015 - 2021
Client Choice Awards Finalist: Best IP Specialist, 2020
Memberships
Law Society of New South Wales
Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australian Domain Administration