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John Hughes | Partner
B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D., Patent Attorney
Areas of Expertise
- Patents
- Biotechnology
- Life Sciences
As a post-doctoral scientist, John worked in the United States at Yale University and subsequently as a research associate at Genentech Inc., mainly in microbial genetics and molecular biology. He also spent time at Cold Spring Harbor. He then joined a law firm in New York to begin training as a patent attorney, before returning to Australia.
John specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications directed to all facets of biotechnology, including inventions relating to molecular biology, cytokines and stem cells, genetically modified plants, animals, microorganisms, immunology, diagnostics, pharmacology and microbiology. John joined Davies Collison Cave in 1989 becoming a Partner in 1995. In 1999, John helped the firm establish an office in Brisbane before returning to Melbourne in 2003.
John has particular experience in genomic, proteomic and transcriptionomic patents and the interface between biochip technology and molecular diagnostics. He is also involved in protecting inventions relating to stem cell therapy and proteomic therapy. He is involved in both local and overseas work and has a substantial United States practice at the drafting and prosecution levels. John regularly provides strategic advice in the development of innovation. He also sits on a number of scientific advisory boards.
Affiliations and Memberships
- Member: Licensing Executive Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Member: International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
- Member: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Member: AusBiotech Limited
- Member: Australian Primary Principals Association
- Fellow: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
- Visiting Researcher, Bio IP Course, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Qualifications
- Registered Patent Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
- Bachelor of Science (Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology) (Hons.), Monash University
- Post doctoral studies, Yale University and Cold Spring Harbor
- Doctor of Philosophy (Microbial Genetics), Monash University
John’s latest articles
Effect of Mayo Vs Prometheus on systems medicine patent eligibility
Systems medicine represents the transition of systems biology to a clinical paradigm. Biomedical and biological… more »
Bio-reflections: the patentability of DNA and other biological molecules in Australia, the USA and China
This article, authored for the June 2010 Chinese-language edition of Managing Intellectual Property, discusses recent… more »
DCC celebrates 10 years in Brisbane
Davies Collison Cave is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary of the Brisbane Office. The Office opened for business on… more »
Articles about John
DCC hosts BioMelbourne Network Initiatives
DCC continued its support of BioMelbourne Network initiatives by again hosting a lunch in the CEO luncheon forum series on… more »
PCT Wheel updated for 2011
Davies Collison Cave has been producing the PCT Wheel in hardcopy since 1993. To take advantage of our new website, the firm… more »
Recent conference attendances: AusBiotech and AusBiotech Satellite Breakfast Panel
The annual AusBiotech Conference was recently held in Melbourne. The theme for AusBiotech 2010 “Creating Global… more »
