Specialised in Practice Areas:

Mechanical Devices
Optics
Automotive Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Marine Engineering
Structural Engineering Manufacturing, Machinery & Machine Tools
Electrical Machines & Devices
Biomedical Engineering & Medical Devices
Materials Handling & Packaging
Building Systems & Apparatus
Civil Engineering, Design & Construction

Additional Experience:

Scientific Instruments
Business Systems & Methods
Mining & Mining Hardware
Minerals Processing
Materials Engineering

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Law – Monash University
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering – London University

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys – president
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (UK) – fellow
Council of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys – member
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand – member
Licensing Executives Society - member
Asian Patent Attorneys Association – member
Fédération Internationale des Conseillers en Propriété Industrielle (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys) – member

Description:

Tony qualified as a Chartered Patent Agent in England in 1976. After immigrating to Australia, he qualified as an Australian patent attorney in 1977 and registered as a European attorney in 1979.

Using his previous experience, Tony specialises in patents for mechanical engineering devices, especially those in the automotive industry. He also represents trade mark clients and is responsible for intellectual property matters in both Australian and overseas companies in a wide range of industries.

“IP protection is crucial to any serious business. We represent small inventors who must have protection to exploit their inventions, to large corporations who put a lot of money into research and development and need protection of their investments,” says Tony.

Tony is president of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and actively involved with Griffith Hack’s professional staff recruitment and training. 

Tony has over 30 years of patent and trade mark experience. He started his professional career as a graduate engineer with an international automotive company in England, but later joined the company’s Group Patent Department and trained as a patent attorney.

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