Ross Clark
Principal
Patent Attorney
Areas of Expertise/Sector
PatentsICT, Electronics & SoftwareMedical TechnologyDesignsClean TechnologyDesigns Infringement & EnforcementCopyrightEngineering & ManufacturingIP Portfolio Management, Maintenance & RenewalsPatent Drafting, Filing & ProsecutionPatent SearchingUniversities & Research InstitutionsAerospace & DefenceDesign SearchingRoss is an Electrical Engineer and a registered Patent Attorney (AU & NZ). He has over 24 years of experience with protecting inventions in Australia. Although Ross is now back in Australia, he spent almost five years in Singapore where he helped open DCC's Singapore office and established a new network of local clients, including Universities, Research Institutions and well-known multinational corporations.
Ross has a passion for spending time with clients to develop practical IP solutions that best fit their business goals and budgets. He works closely with his colleagues to ensure that clients get value from their IP spend.
Ross focused on digital design, electronics, microcontrollers, operating systems, and computer architecture as part of his engineering degree, as well as artificial intelligence, computer networks, and several programming languages.
Ross has gained a wealth of experience in seeking both patents and designs protection for a wide range of electro-mechanical devices. He also has a keen interest in medical devices and regularly attends industry events on the subject matter.
SPECIALIST SERVICES
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- ICT & Software
- Medical Devices
- Cyber Security
- 3D Printing
- FinTech
- Autonomous Vehicles
Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering), the University of Melbourne
Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
Awards
Managing Intellectual Property ‘IP Stars’: Ranked highly as an Australian ‘IP Star’, 2014 - 2024
IAM Patent 1000 Guide: Leading individual in Patent prosecution, 2021 - 2024
Memberships
Fellow: Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys of Australia (IPTA)
Member: Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)