Ken Johnstone

Dr. Ken Johnstone

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Overview

Ken holds a PhD from the University of New England in synthetic supramolecular chemistry, and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in chemistry from the University of Adelaide.

After completing his PhD, Ken held a number of research positions in both industry and academia, and has experience across a variety of interdisciplinary fields, including pharmaceutical, materials, and food research and development. Ken has been involved in the development of pharmaceuticals across the discovery, preclinical and clinical stages through his work in the pharmaceutical industry, and has experience with intellectual property protection from an industry perspective.

Ken is an inventor on a family of granted patents. He has presented his research at various international conferences and has had his work published in a number of peer-reviewed journals.


Dr. Ken Johnstone's Insights
IPONZ Practice Update on Double Patenting in New Zealand
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has recently updated the double patenting section of its Patent Examination Manual (“Examination Manual”). You can see an updated section of...
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has recently updated the double patenting section of its Patent Examination...
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Pharmaceutical patent term extension update: the Commissioner appeals the Ono decision and the Australian Patent Office releases a practice update
The Australian Patent Commissioner has appealed the Federal Court decision of Ono Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd v Commissioner of Patents FCA 643 (“Ono”) relating to pharmaceutical patent term extensions...
The Australian Patent Commissioner has appealed the Federal Court decision of Ono Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd v Commissioner of Patents...
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