Jeff's focus is on electronics and telecommunications, but he has experience spanning a wide range of technologies ranging from medical devices, image processing and printer technology to consumer goods packaging and automotive engineering.
Jeff joined EIP following nearly 20 years' experience in the patent profession in the UK, Australia, and the US. He was senior patent counsel at an inkjet printer research company. He was also an early-stage employee and executive director of a start-up patent administration company that was acquired by an international patent services company in 2011.
Jeff has degrees in Science (Electronics) and Law from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and a Postgraduate Diploma in IP from Bournemouth University.
Education and qualifications
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2011
Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property, Bournemouth University -
1990 — 1994
Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University, Australia -
1990 — 1993
Bachelor of Science, Macquarie University, Australia
Career history
- 2013 — present
Senior Associate, EIP - 2010 — 2013
Associate, RGC Jenkins & Co. - 2003 — 2010
Head of Professional Services, inovia - 2002 — 2005
Senior Patent Counsel, Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd - 2000 — 2002
Australian Patent Attorney, Page, White & Farrer - 1999 — 2000
Patent Attorney, Shelston IP (Australia) - 1998 — 1999
Associate, Spruson & Ferguson (Australia) - 1995 — 1999
Patent Attorney, Shelston IP (Australia)