Brendan Nugent

Position:Principal
Email:brendan.nugent@spruson.com

IP Qualifications

Qualification
Registered Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney
Registered Australian Trade Mark Attorney

Academic Qualifications

QualificationInstitution Year of Completion
Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Queensland1985
Graduate Diploma in BiotechnologyUniversity of Melbourne1998

Fellowships/Memberships/Affiliations

OrganisationLevel
Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of AustraliaFellow

Selected Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) specifications

PCT Publication NumberTitle of Application
WO/2007/092998 Joining and/or Sealing Tissues Through Photo-Activated Cross-Linking of Matrix Proteins
WO/2008/034186 DNA Markers for Meat Tenderness
WO/2011/006208 Anti-Influenza Agents
WO/2009/026651 A A Method of Detecting a Nucleic Acid
WO/2006/037185 Novel Sulfenamides and Sulfenamide Oxides
WO/2006/133508 Methods of Treatment, and Diagnosis of Epilepsy by Detecting Mutations in the SCN1A Gene
WO/2009/043104 Markers of Endothelial Cells and Uses Thereof
WO/2005/024024 Mutations in the Nedd4 Gene Family in Epilepsy and Other CNS Disorders
WO/2011/134023 Inhibition of Glioma
WO/2011/075777 Neuronal Stimulation
WO/2010/009492 Atovaquone with a Particle Size Diameter Range (D90) of greater than 3 Μm to about 10 Μm
Experience and Technical Background

Experience in the following areas of patent practice (over 10 years):

  • Patent Drafting
  • Patent Oppositions
  • Local & Foreign Patent Prosecution
  • Patent Searches
  • Validity and Infringement Advice
  • Ownership Challenges
  • Re-examinations
  • Due Diligence, Including for IPOs
  • Strategic Advice

Primary patent practice areas by technology:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Peptide Chemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Genomics

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