Principal
Ellen Reid
Patent And Trade Marks Attorney
Dr Ellen Reid is a registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney with expertise in patent prosecution, litigation support, and freedom-to-operate advice. She holds degrees in legal studies and chemistry, plus honours in forensic science and a PhD in electrochemistry. Her research has been published and presented internationally.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Legal studies), La Trobe University
Bachelor of Science (Hons), La Trobe University
PhD in Chemistry, La Trobe University
Masters of Intellectual Property Law, Monash University
Registered Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney
Registered Trade Marks Attorney AU
Memberships
Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade mark Attorneys
Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
Member of Intellectual Property Society AU & NZ
Dr Ellen Reid has experience in Australian and foreign patent prosecution, litigation support and freedom to operate advice. She also has experience in Australian and foreign trade mark filing and prosecution. Ellen is a registered Patent Attorney in Australia and New Zealand and a registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney.
Ellen graduated from La Trobe University with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in legal studies and a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry. She then went on to complete an honours year in forensic science and a PhD in Electrochemistry. Ellen’s PhD was conducted under the joint supervision of La Trobe University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Her PhD research concerned novel complexes of platinum, iridium and cadmium for electro chemiluminescent based sensing applications. This research has been published in a number of high impact chemistry journals and has been presented at numerous national and international conferences.
Technical expertise