IP Qualifications
Qualification |
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Registered Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney |
Academic Qualifications
Qualification | Institution | Year of Completion |
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | University of Auckland | 2007 |
Bachelor of Science in Human Genetics (Hons) | University of Otago | 2003 |
Industry Experience
Position | Organisation/Institution | Date of Tenure |
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Research & Innovation Manager | Goodman Fielder | 2016-2022 |
Industry Advisory Panel Member | High Value Nutrition | 2018-2022 |
Owner and Director | IP Synergy | 2016-2022 |
Fellowships/Memberships/Affiliations
Organisation | Level |
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New Zealand Institute of Intellectual Property Attorneys | Member |
IPTA | Member |
Selected Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Specifications
PCT Publication Number | Title of Application |
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WO2013176555 | Improved complexes and compositions containing curcumin |
WO2013191568 | Mineral fortification process and its uses |
WO2014209136 | Anti-viral compound and composition |
WO2015099542 | An improved beverage and method of manufacture |
WO2016043605 | Method of seed treatments and resulting products |
WO2017200391 | Compositions comprising L-theanine, proanthocyanidin(s) and a catechin and uses thereof |
WO2019098858 | Compositions including pine bark extract, berryfruit extract and a source of l-theanine and uses thereof |
Selected Publications - Scientific
Patent Publications |
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Rajkumar V Patil, Shouxi Xu, Alfred N van Hoek, Andrew Rusinko, Zixia Feng, Jesse May, Mark Hellberg, Najam A Sharif, Martin B Wax, Macarena Irigoyen, Grant Carr, Tom Brittain, Peter Brown, Damon Colbert, Sindhu Kumari, Kulandaiappan Varadaraj, Alok K Mitra., Rapid Identification of Novel Inhibitors of the Human Aquaporin-1 Water Channel Chem Biol Drug Design. (2016), 87(5):794-805 |
Peter M. Brown, Tom T. Caradoc-Davies, James M. J. Dickson, Garth J. S. Cooper, Kerry M. Loomes, and Edward N. Baker., Crystal structure of a substrate complex of myo-inositol oxygenase, a di-iron oxygenase with a key role in inositol metabolism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2006), 103, 41:15032-15037 |
Peter M. Brown, Tom T. Caradoc-Davies, James M. J. Dickson, Garth J. S. Cooper, Kerry M. Loomes, and Edward N. Baker., Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of mouse myo-inositol oxygenase. Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. (2006), 62(Pt 8):811-813 |
Experience and Technical Background
Experienced in the following areas of patent practice (e.g. patent prosecution, litigation):
- Strategic IP Advice
- Patent Portfolio Management
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Opposition
- Validity and Infringement Advice
Primary patent practice areas by technology:
- Food and beverage
- Nutraceuticals
- Bioactives and natural extracts
- Molecular biology
- Plant/Cell based protein alternatives
- Protein chemistry
- Plant biotechnology
Scientific/research background:
A. General technical areas:
- Food and beverage
- Natural bioactive
- Protein structure and function
- Molecular biology techniques including cloning, mutagenesis, cellular expression technology, protein purification, enzymatic analysis, protein crystallisation and X-ray crystallography protein structure determination.
B. Honours research:
- Genetic analysis of antifreeze proteins in Notothenioid Antarctic fish
C. PhD research:
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Structural and Functional analysis of myo-inositol oxygenase, a protein implicated in Type II Diabetes (2007)
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Awarded a MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Prize (2007) in category of Advancing Human Health for his PhD research.
D. Industry experience:
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Research and Innovation Manager, Goodman Fielder (2017-2022)
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Owner and Director of IPSynergy (2017-2022)