Wed 21 April 2010
(Hosted by: Marks & Clerk LLP)
(Organiser Asia-Pacific Technology Network)
This will be the first in a planned series of seminars this focusing on clean tech and alternative energy in Asia. Leading intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk have kindly agreed to host the initial meetings at their London offices. While this subject is of relevance in a global, as well as an Asia wide setting, it is likely that our initial spotlight will fall on China, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore.
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Location: Marks & Clerk LLP, 90 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9RA, UK
Nearest tube station: Covent Garden
Timing: 17:30 - 19.15 (followed by refreshments)
Pricing:
To Register your interest - or to make suggestions: please send your details (name, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number) to biz22@aptn.org
Graeme Hall
UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorney Graeme has a degree in physics from Oxford University and handles patent applications in general engineering, physics and electronic fields, as well as designs. Graeme has had particular experience in the automotive and aerospace industries, software and electronics, and also in University-originating inventions. Graeme also has extensive litigation experience having been involved in Hong Kong’s largest patent infringement trial which went all the way to the Privy Council. Graeme is a past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners, and is a member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, the European Community Trademark Association, the Union of European Practitioners in Industrial Property, the Pharmaceutical Trade marks Group (PTMG) and FICPI. He is the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office and heads up the Marks & Clerk Asia practice group.
Thomas Prock
UK and European Patent Attorney Thomas has experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a number of fields from general mechanical and electrical work through to Internet related subject matter and computer-implemented inventions. In particular he has worked on patent applications related to non-volatile semiconductor storage devices, data processing, mobile telecommunications, oil drilling, packaging and absorbent structures. Thomas graduated with a diploma in biomedical engineering from The University of Applied Science in Ulm (Germany). Part of his studies involved a six-month project focussing on the design of resonators for use in magnetic resonance studies of organisms at the Institute of Cancer Research (London, UK). Thomas went on to obtain his PhD from the Institute of Cancer Research, where he investigated the interaction between radio frequency electromagnetic fields and conducting tissue generally and specifically its application to the design of phased array resonators. Thomas entered the patent profession in 2001 and obtained the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary College London in January 2003. He qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and as a European Patent Attorney in 2007. He is a member of the Marks & Clerk Cleantech group and has presented at international conferences on IP topics related to cleantech.
Sandro Macchietto
is a Professor of Process Systems Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering, a Director of the cross-faculty Energy Futures Lab and a Member of the Court of Imperial College (Engineering)
His research expertise include the application of mathematical methods to process design, control and operation, and the development of model-based experiment design techniques for rapid model development and validation. More recently, he has become interested in the use of systems methods for the analysis, development and optimisation of sustainable energy systems, with particular applications in the biofuels area.
Interested in exploring the relation between people and research environment to generate sparks, he has promoted the creation of innovative mechanisms for fast track research, such as a successful Process Concept Studio, and interfaces between academia and industry. He co-founded and was a director of the interdisciplinary Centre for Process Systems Engineering, launched one of the first Imperal College spinouts and has been a driving force behind the formation of the Energy Futures Lab.
Sandro is a visiting professor at the University of Padova, Italy, a member of the Advisory Board of ENSIACET (Institut National Politechnique) in Toulouse, France, a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Technology Network, and a frequently invited speaker on technology and R&D policy.
He was made a Cavaliere of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by its President in 2004.
Jeremy Gordon
Jeremy has focused on China business issues for the past 15 years, half of them based in the region. In addition to holding directorships with companies operating in the UK and China, he has developed and managed highly regarded China-focused consulting firms in Hong Kong and the UK, and has acted as an advisor and resource for some of the leading international industrial and service firms in the market. He has worked as a contractor with UKTI since 2007, originally providing strategic advice to UK mid corporate companies. He is currently a UKTI Business Specialist, working on the Fiscal Stimulus Initiative in mainland China and Hong Kong Originally in Hong Kong as an officer on a placement with the British Army, Jeremy went on to gain trade, investment and consulting experience working in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Initially involved in sales of chemicals and industrial machinery from Hong Kong, he has since provided a wide range of research, strategy, risk management and support services to companies facing the challenges of market entry or expansion in China and its distinct regional markets. After completing a Short Service Limited Commission with the Gurkhas, Jeremy studied law at Newcastle University before moving to Taiwan. He has since completed executive management and strategy courses at Harvard Business School. In addition to his business interests, Jeremy has been a Committee Member of a leading China-focused business networking organisation in the UK, and a Trustee of China-focused charity that supports Chinese children. He has worked closely with UKTI and the China-Britain Business Council on China-related business issues.”