Melbourne-based patent attorney Ben Dziekan has been named co-winner of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia’s (IPTA) prestigious Edwards Waters Prize for 2021.
The award is presented to the best performing Patent Attorney in their first year of practice, in recognition of both professional (post registration) performance as well as academic performance during the Masters of IP.
Speaking on the announcement, Griffith Hack managing director Aaron LePoidevin said, “This award is tremendous recognition of Ben’s committed and professional approach to his clients, and the technical and commercial acumen he demonstrates in all matters he works on. On behalf of everyone at Griffith Hack, we congratulate Ben on this well deserved honour.”
Ben, together with co-recipient Samuel Elnajar, will formally receive the award at the 2022 IPTA Annual Conference, where Ben is scheduled to speak on the state of play of Sports and Esports IP in Australia.