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Susanne Hantos | Senior Associate

B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., M.LIS, M.IP, Patent Attorney

Susanne Hantos

Areas of Expertise

  • Patents
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Clean Technology
  • Life Sciences
  • Patent searching
  • Pharmaceuticals

Susanne is the Manager of the Patent Intelligence Services group. As part of her role, she specialises in conducting comprehensive searches of patent publications and scientific literature, as well as providing patent due diligence and competitive intelligence services including patent landscape portfolios. She advises on patentability (novelty), patent infringement, freedom to operate and patent validity issues related to chemical technology.

As a trained chemist, a librarian and a patent attorney, Susanne has considerable experience in searching and analysing a diverse range of innovation including pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agrochemicals, veterinary products, medical devices, medical methods, cosmetics, household/industrial products, explosives, speciality chemicals/materials, petrochemicals, bioremediation, alternative energy, paints, concrete, plastics, purification devices or methods and food and beverage technology.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Special Libraries Association
  • Member: Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Member: AusBiotech Limited
  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member: Australian Library and Information Association
  • Member: American Chemical Society
  • Fellow: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Member and Chair: Patent Searcher Certification Committee: Patent Information User Group, the International Society for Patent Information

Qualifications

  • Master of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
  • Competitive Intelligence Postgraduate Certificate, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Master of Industrial Property, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Bachelor of Science (Applied Chemistry) (Hons.), University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Canadian Patent Agent
  • Australian Trade Marks Attorney
  • Master of Science (Organic Chemistry), University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney

Articles about Susanne

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