Andrew Dark

Biography

Director Andrew is a Registered Patent Attorney with over 20 years experience in the intellectual property field. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with major studies in metallurgy and mineral chemistry. In his role as a patent attorney, he has worked with research groups, universities, SME�s and multinational companies protecting IP in the fields of material science, nanotechnology and industrial chemistry, including biofuels, petrochemistry, film technology and polymer chemistry. Andrew has served as a Committee member on the Asian Patent Practice Committee for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in the United States, during which time the Committee was involved in making submissions to various Asian governments on the implementation of new patent laws in their countries. He has presented widely on the Australian Patent system and is Manager of the Australian Patents Forum on the popular business networking site, LinkedIn. Currently, Andrew is Special Counsel with the Australian patent and trade marks attorney firm of Fisher Adams Kelly. 

Research Interest

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