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Ramon Tozer | Partner

B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D., Grad. Dip. IP Law, Patent Attorney

Ramon Tozer

Areas of Expertise

  • Patents
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Clean Technology
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Ramon specialises in patent matters relating to chemistry, and in particular materials and polymer science. His main areas of expertise include the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, and providing validity and infringement advice.

Ramon has extensive experience in a diverse range of polymer related technologies, including polymer synthesis and analysis, bio-polymers, drug delivery, medical devices, tissue engineering, biodegradable polymers, polymer (nano) composites, polymer processing, reactive extrusion, emulsion and suspension polymerisation, free radical polymerisation, conducting polymers, stimulus responsive polymers, adhesive, coating and packaging technologies and polymerisation catalysts.

Ramon's practice also extends into the fields of organometallic, inorganic and organic chemistry.

Prior to joining Davies Collison Cave, Ramon worked as a senior polymer chemist with an international polymer manufacturer conducting research and development in polymerisation catalyst technology, polymer manufacture, testing and conversion. He also worked as a research scientist at CSIRO where he conducted applied research for several leading polymer manufacturers and converters. Ramon has gained further experience as a polymer scientist working as an industrial analytical chemist with an international chemical and polymer manufacturer, specialising in polymer analysis.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: The Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Fellow: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Deakin University
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Organometallic chemistry), Deakin University
  • Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)


Ramon’s latest articles

Right to inventorship forfeited by prior disclosure

Sections 32 and 36 of the Patents Act 1990 provide an interested party with a means to dispute inventorship and entitlement… more »

Australian Patent Office implements examination changes for divisional applications

IP Australia (the “Office”) has now begun implementing recently announced changes to patent examination practice… more »

Razer exploits patent, but is restrained by law

Where a person exploits (or takes definite steps to exploit) an invention that is the subject of a lapsed/ceased patent, and… more »

Articles about Ramon

Davies Collison Cave 2012 Staff Appointments

The partners of Davies Collison Cave are pleased to announce the following appointments effective 1 July 2012. Robert Finn… more »

DCC hosts Australian Centre for Nanomedicine seminar by Professor Molly Stevens

Based at the University of New South Wales, The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN) brings together researchers in… more »

DCC attends 32nd Australasian Polymer Symposium (32APS)

Ramon Tozer and Andrew Scott attended the 32nd APS held in Coffs Harbour, NSW. The symposium offered a varied program which… more »