Mr. William G. (Bill) McFarlane
Madderns
Level 4
19 Gouger Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
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
Bachelor of Science (Physics). Graduate Diploma of Electronic Systems
Experience & Qualifications
- Physics
- Software; computer-implemented inventions
- Patent drafting
- Patent oppositions
- Registered design prosecution
- Trade mark oppositions
- Trade mark prosecution
Roles in FICPI
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CET 6 Software, High-Tech, and Computer Related Issues
CET Group 6 focuses on IP issues facing innovators in software, high-tech and other computer-related fields. Group 6 is also responsible for monitoring and staying current with trends related to patent subject matter eligibility issues affecting these technology fields. Group 6 is the voice and authority within FICPI on issues and trends related to all emerging digital technologies and IP practice-related issues for practitioners representing clients in these technology fields.
- Member
Communications Committee
- Appointed Member