Partner
Email: peter.caporn@wrays.com.au
Australian Patent and Trade Marks Attorney.
New Zealand Patent Attorney.
Educational Background:
Registered New Zealand Patent Attorney (2002).
Registered Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorney (1994).
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pathology and Pharmacology – University of Western Australia (1989).
Technology Areas (specialty areas):
| Pharmaceuticals - |
Drafting and prosecution of patents in the areas of pharmaceutical chemistry diagnostics, medical and prosthetic devices. |
| Mineral Processing - |
Opinion, opposition and litigation support work in respect of mineral processing technologies, including extractive metallurgy, in addition to drafting and prosecution of patent applications in these areas. |
Peter has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, validity and infringement opinions as well as contentious issues including oppositions and appeal actions. Peter is regularly called upon to provide technical presentations relating to intellectual property protection for IP Australia and a variety of institutional and professional groups.
After almost 15 years on the regional committee for The Licensing Executives Society of Australia & New Zealand in Western Australia Peter is Regional Chair, having served previous periods as both Regional Chair and Treasurer. As a consequence, Peter is very familiar with the innovation and technology transfer communities in Western Australia.
Professional Affiliations:
Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (Fellow).
Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand (past committee member).
The International Trademarks Association (Member).
The Licensing Executives Society of Australia & New Zealand (Regional Committee Chair for Western Australia).
The Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (Member).
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (Member).
Service Areas:
Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy & Process Technology.
Chemistry & Material Sciences.