Team Profile

Expertise

Originally hailing from the U.K., Daniel graduated in physics and worked in publishing for the British Institute of Physics before making the move into IP.  He completed a Master of Science degree in the Management of Intellectual Property at the University of London in 1993 and then practiced in the UK for several years, qualifying as a UK and European patent attorney.

He migrated to Brisbane in 2001, was awarded a Master of Intellectual Property degree from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and re-qualified as an Australian Patent Attorney.  He is a long-standing Fellow of the Australian Institute of Patent Attorneys.

Daniel worked for one of Australia’s largest IP firms from 2001 until 2013, and has worked for or with IP Gateway for a vast majority of the time since then.

With more than 25 years in patent practice, Daniel has considerable experience of patent drafting, prosecution and opinion work, including acting on substantial opposition matters.  Daniel has genuine enthusiasm for patent protection, especially in the mechanical field, and his physics background provides a deep understanding for technical subject matter in engineering and physics-based industries.

He also has considerable expertise in design protection, being a member of IPTA’s Designs Legislation and Practice Committee, and a contributor to the Wolters Kluwer book Design Rights: Functionality and Scope of Protection (2nd Edition).

His critical attention to detail and the ability to help solve complex intellectual property issues makes Daniel an invaluable part of the IP Gateway team.

Practice Areas

  • Australian Patent Law
  • Patent Protection
  • Design Protection
  • Engineering and Physics-based Industries

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Physics (main)/Philosophy (subsidiary) Hons 1988
  • MSc Management of Intellectual Property (University of London) 1993
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (University of London) 1993
  • UK Patent Attorney Qualifying Examination
  • European Patent Attorney Qualifying Examination
  • Master of Intellectual Property Law, University of Technology Sydney 2003
  • Australian Trade Marks Attorney 2003
  • Australian Patent Attorney 2003
  • Australian patent attorney registered to practice in both Australia and New Zealand

Memberships

  • Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA)

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