Specialised in Practice Areas:

Pharmaceuticals
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Process Technologies
Targeted Asymmetric Synthesis
Polymer Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Agrichemicals
Mining and Minerals Processing
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Mechanical Devices and Packaging

Additional Experience:

John's professional work experience includes the drafting, preparation, lodgement, maintenance,
prosecution and exploitation of patents and designs in Australia, New Zealand and abroad. He has experience in the drafting of patent specifications for local clients across a broad range of chemical related technologies and prosecution of international (PCT) applications and applications particularly in the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan.
He has also represented various international corporate clients, particularly from the pharmaceutical sector, in relation to lodging and prosecuting patent and design applications in Australia and New Zealand. His work also includes a range of due diligence work including validity, infringement and freedom to operate opinions.

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Science (Hons) (BSc) – University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (1995)
Doctorate in Chemistry (PhD) – University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (2000)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand (2005)

Professional Affiliations:

New Zealand Institute of Chemistry - member
Royal Australian Chemical Institute - member chartered chemist
Law Institute of Victoria - member

Description:

John is a registered legal practitioner and patent and trade mark attorney in Australia and New Zealand. He
has been working in the patent attorney field for the last seven years and has a BSc (Hons) and a PhD
majoring in chemistry from the University of Otago, New Zealand. His PhD studies involved the targeted
synthesis of ferrocene analogues of the anticancer drug cisplatin and the successful development of an
asymmetric Diels-Alder synthesis for the effective kinetic resolution of angucycline antibiotics. His PhD
studies also included considerable use of NMR spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography techniques for use in the complete characterisation of novel compounds and crystalline forms isolated during the course of his
research.

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