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Louis-Pierre Gravelle, FICPI's webinar host, will be on your screen at 11:00am Australian Eastern Time.
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Book at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E8Jf-BzeQdGorweKFvOWUA
Patenting software-related and computer-implemented inventions can be challenging. In Australia, case law and patent office practice has made the landscape challenging to navigate. This webinar includes a panel of Australian practitioners who will share their different perspectives.
With suggestions for both local Australian attorneys as well as foreign patent practitioners whose clients are interested in filing into Australia, the discussion will be relevant to a wider audience. Amongst others, the panellists will talk about how the patent office persists in, erroneously, conflating “manner of manufacture” with inventive step, but how practitioners nevertheless have to navigate their way around this.
Our panel of practitioners will dissect the nuances of this issue, providing insights into (and condolences and commiserations about) the current practice in Australia and its implications for applicants and attorneys, both locally and abroad.
Key topics we'll explore:
✅ Understanding the patentability criteria for computer-implemented inventions in Australia and how it compares to other jurisdictions
✅ Navigating recent case law and Patent Office practice in Australia
✅ Global perspectives on patenting software-related innovations
In this Australian edition of the Focus 45 webinar series, Louis-Pierre Gravelle will be discussing Patentable Subject Matter with panellists:
Alyssa Telfer, Principal at Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Matt Pini, Principal at Pini IP
Ronelle Geldenhuys, Principal at Foundry Intellectual Property
Ronelle Geldenhuys is an electronic engineer and principal at Foundry IP. After some involvement in the Apple-Samsung patent wars, she briefly worked in-house at the iconic Australian company Breville. Today Ronelle’s practice has a strong focus on computer-implemented inventions for both local and overseas clients, ranging from hardware electronics through to fintech and e-commerce.
Alyssa Telfer has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical), providing her with a background in electronics, control systems, physiology and anatomy, neuroscience and medical physics. Prior to joining Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Alyssa worked as a Biomedical Engineer in Australia and the United States. As leader of Phillips Ormonde POF’s Electronics, Physics and I.T. group Alyssa works with her team to navigate the constantly moving legal landscape affecting computer implemented inventions and develop strategies and advice for clients seeking to protect inventions in this field.
Matt Pini is a Trans-Tasman attorney qualified in physics and electronic engineering. He started as an Australian Patent Examiner in 1990, gaining first-hand insight into the landmark computer related patent case of IBM Corp v Commissioner 22 IPR 417 (1991). Matt entered the patent profession in 1999 and worked as in-house corporate counsel in mid-2000’s before establishing Pini IP.
Louis-Pierre Gravelle is Partner at Bereskin & Parr in Canada and Vice President of FICPI's Practice Management Committee.
He specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998).
Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses.
A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is a Councillor for FICPI Canada.
He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events.