PATENT ATTORNEY - CHRIS ATICHIAN

Chris is a registered Australian patent attorney specialising in the prosecution and enforcement of patent and registered design rights across a wide range of mechanical technologies. Chris is also a registered Australian trademark attorney and has broad experience in prosecuting and enforcing trademark registrations.

Prior to joining Cotters, Chris gained experience in large patent attorney firms in both Paris and Sydney. Chris draws on his dual engineering and commerce qualifications in working with engineering companies to develop strategies to optimise and best protect their patent, design and trademark portfolios and maximise the commercial benefits that can be extracted from their IP rights.

Chris has also been appointed to the Asian Patent Attorney Association's Anti-Counterfeiting Committee.

Patent Attorney Experience

Chris has gained particular patent attorney experience in the following fields:

medical devices
power generation
mining services
sporting equipment

fluid dynamics
automotive technologies
fasteners
printing technologies

design registrations
air conditioning
hydraulic and pneumatic circuits

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
Master of Commerce
Master of Industrial Property
Registered Australian Patent Attorney
Registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney
Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA)
Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Member of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
Member of the International Trademarks Association (INTA)
Member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)

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