GeneralBorn Sydney
1962
Australian Citizen
Schooling
Primary and secondary education at
Newington
College, Stanmore to Higher School Certificate in 1980
Tertiary Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
from the
University of Wollongong 1987
Post-graduate Qualifications and Institute Fellowship
Graduate Diploma in Industrial Property from the
University of Technology, Sydney 1992
Patent Attorney's Professional Standards Board
examinations passed for qualification and registration
as a Patent Attorney 1997
Became Fellow of The Institute of Patent Attorneys
of Australia (now
The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark
Attorneys of Australia) 1997
Recognised and registered as a Trade Marks
Attorney 1999
Employment History
Accounts clerk with family Chartered Accountancy
practice - Millar Partners, Sydney 1981 to 1983
Technical Assistant/Patent Attorney/Associate with Spruson
& Ferguson, Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Sydney 1988 to 1998
Patent Attorney/Associate with Halford & Co.,
Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Sydney 1999 to 2001
Patent Attorney/Associate with an IP firm in Hong Kong, 2001 to 2005
Self-employed, 2005 to present
Technologies Covered during Patent Career
I have drafted over 1600 patent specifications
during my career for technologies ranging from
simple hand tools to complex wireless communication
systems. Technologies have included commercial
cooking lines, plastics pipe extrusion lines, burglar
alarm systems, motor vehicle suspensions, internal
combustion engines, gear boxes, ink-jet printers, domestic electrical
appliances such as vacuum cleaners and coffee machines
etc..
Other Interests
Vintage and modern technologies - especially
sound reproduction
technologies, restoring vintage cars, gardening,
collecting antique items such as Bakelite
telephones, valve radios, cameras, clocks, porcelain, walking
(the dog), swimming, modern hi-fi systems,
DIY audio including building amplifiers, active crossovers and speakers including
folded horn subwoofers for the home cinema,
classical music, English Springer Spaniels, wine, coffee
and friends.