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Ross Clark | Partner

B.Eng (Comp.), Patent Attorney

Ross Clark

Areas of Expertise

  • Patents
  • Clean Technology
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Medical Devices

Ross has experience in preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the diverse area of electrical engineering. He has a passion for spending time with clients to work through strategies to obtain maximum commercial advantage from the patent system. Ross also has a wealth of experience in preparation and prosecution of registered designs.

Ross' engineering degree included subjects such as digital design, electronics, microcontrollers, operating systems, and computer architecture. His degree also included subjects such as artificial intelligence, computer networks, and several programming languages. Although his formal training was specifically focused on computer engineering, Ross has 10 years of experience in working with inventions across all areas of electrical engineering.

Over time, Ross has worked with a number of medical devices, seeking patent and designs protection here in Australia and abroad. The technology behind these medical devices has related to both mechanical and electrical engineering. Ross also has experience in entitlement issues relating to ownership of medical devices.

Ross has a keen interest in green technology and regularly attends industry seminars on the subject matter. He has a great deal of experience in preparation and prosecution of electro-mechanical inventions relating to green technology.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Fellow: Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys of Australia

Qualifications

  • Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering), University of Melbourne

Ross’s latest articles

Business method patents in Australia

According to the Australian Patent Office, mere use of a computer system may not be enough to secure allowance of business… more »

Articles about Ross

DCC sponsors Innovation Series Melbourne Forum on innovative manufacturing

In 2011 Davies Collison Cave will sponsor the Innovation Series in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The first of two forums to… more »

DCC presents at, sponsors, Queensland Engineering Excellence Awards

The annual Engineering Excellence Awards were held in the Great Hall of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on 8… more »

DCC Appointments for 2009

On 1 July, the following staff were welcomed into the Davies Collison Cave partnership: B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D., M.IP Law,… more »