Mr. William G. (Bill) McFarlane
L4 19 Gouger Street
ADELAIDE
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Australia
Country/Region of practice
Australia

About me
Bill is currently President of FICPI Australia. He is a registered patent and trade marks attorney in Australia and New Zealand with a range of knowledge and experience in the areas of trade marks, physics, electrical and electronic engineering, and computing. Bill has been in the profession for over 34 years and became a partner of Madderns in 1996 and is currently the Senior Partner at Madderns. He is a Member of Engineers Australia. Bill is also an adjunct lecturer at the University of Adelaide providing a course relating to the legal aspects of entrepreneurship.
- Registered Patent Attorney (AU & NZ)
- Registered Trade Mark Attorney (AU& NZ)
- IPTA (Fellow)
- Academy of Education of IPTA (Fellow)
- FICPI Australia (President)
- AIPP
- Institute of Engineers Australia MIE Australia
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Physics). Graduate Diploma of Electronic Systems
Social Media
Experience & Qualifications
Technical Specialisms
- Physics
- Software; computer-implemented inventions
Professional Experience
- Patent drafting
- Patent oppositions
- Registered design prosecution
- Trade mark oppositions
- Trade mark prosecution
Roles in FICPI
Communications Committee
- Appointed Member