PRINCIPAL
Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney
Australia and New Zealand
Michael Buck has been a registered Australian patent and trade mark attorney since 1998. He holds degrees in Engineering (Electrical) and Arts (Philosophy & Mathematics) from The University of Queensland and a Masters of Legal Studies (IP) from the University of Technology Sydney.
After graduation Michael initially worked as a computer programmer on parametric CAD applications before taking a position with an electronic communications engineering company.
In the period 1994 to 1996 Michael was sole patents officer with international medical electronics company, Cochlear Limited. Subsequently he undertook studies for registration as a patent and trade mark attorney during three years of employment with Watermark patent and trade mark attorneys in their Sydney office.
Michael is one of a very small number of Australian patent attorneys to have passed all of the final Patent Attorney Standards Board admission examinations simultaneously and on first attempt.
From 2001 to 2008, Michael was a partner of the Brisbane firm of Eagar & Buck.
Michael’s clients enjoy the benefit of his experience, gained from serving a wide variety of clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to University commercialization departments and multinational corporations.
Example Patents originally drafted by Michael:
US 10,575,751 – Method and apparatus for determining sleep states
US 10,566,875 – Hydrokinetic power generator
US 10,180,397 – Laser system for imaging and materials analysis
US 10,177,549 – Interconnection and insulation module for busbars
US 10,098,569 – Method and Apparatus for Processing Patient Sounds
US 9,863,164 – Awning Arm for a Camper Trailer
US 9,844,842 – Scaffolding Clip and Applicator
US 9,842,425 – System and Method for Rendering Three-Dimensional Scenes
US 9,670,642 – Coupler for Coupling Attachments to Excavation Machines
US 8,880,207 – Multi-Parametric Analysis of Snore Sounds for the Community Screening of Sleep Apnea with Non-Gaussianity Index
US 8,636,312 – Lifting hook with backstop
US 8,480,145 – Vertical bore coil lifting apparatus
US 8,194,875 – Communication Apparatus and Helmet
US 8,009,094 – Method for Producing Wavefronts at a Desired Angle
US 7,876,838 – Low Complexity Multi-Channel Modulation Method and Apparatus
US 7,831,527 – Feature Reduction Method of Decision Machines
US 7,702,898 – Method for Authenticating and Verifying SMS Communications
US 6,839,193 – Method and Apparatus for Determining Read-to-Write Head Offset of a Disk Drive
US 6,377,075 – High Voltage Protection Circuit on Standard CMOS Process
US 6,205,360 – Apparatus and Method for Automatically Determining Stimulation Parameters
WO/2021/016675 IMPROVEMENTS TO ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR
WO/2020/243794 A POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM FOR A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
WO/2020/223769 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TENSION IN A BOLT OR STUD
WO/2020/124148 AUTOMATED UPDATING OF GEOLOGICAL MODEL BOUNDARIES FOR IMPROVED ORE EXTRACTION
WO/2020/087128 SOLAR FARM FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS
WO/2020/077396 HYDRAULIC TENSIONING AND RELEASE TOOL FOR EXPANSION FASTENERS
WO/2020/019039 A METHOD FOR SECURE HANDLING OF GENE SEQUENCES
WO/2019/173868 PRESSURE APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY FOR EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION
WO/2019/157567 A DIRECTIONAL FLAT-PANEL ANTENNA
WO/2019/113641 IMPROVEMENTS TO INCONTINENCE ASSISTANCE APPLIANCES AND GARMENTS
WO/2019/018881 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEEDED GROWTH MEDIA
WO/2019/014718 MULTIPLE OBSERVER IMPROVEMENT FOR A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
WO/2019/000041 IMPROVEMENTS TO FITTING ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENSES
WO/2018/223196 IMPROVEMENTS TO ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT AGENTS
WO/2018/176088 APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING STEEL REINFORCEMENT PRIOR TO A CONCRETE POUR
WO/2018/141016 IMPROVEMENTS TO MONITORING AND CONTROL OF REMOTE LIGHTING SITES
WO/2018/112534 IMPROVEMENTS TO POWER OUTLETS FOR BENCHES
WO/2018/053604 A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC DISEASE STATE DIAGNOSIS
WO/2018/032061 AN IMPROVED ALARM OPERATOR ASSIST METHOD AND ASSEMBLY
WO/2017/214667 BOAT WITH RETRACTABLE WHEELS
WO/2017/205913 AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HANGING DOORS
WO/2017/161421 IMPROVEMENTS TO REFRIGERATOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WO/2016/141407 AN IMPROVED HIGH TORQUE TRANSMISSION
WO/2016/065401 AN IMPROVED COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER NAVIGATION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
WO/2016/019410 AN INTERCONNECTION AND INSULATION MODULE FOR BUSBARS
WO/2015/106313 A TRANSFORMER WITH IMPROVED HEAT DISSIPATION
WO/2015/089569 AN ASSURED INTEGRITY CONTAINER
WO/2014/197926 A STABILIZED PLATFORM FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK
WO/2014/113838 AN IMPROVED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR INTENSIVE PLANT CULTIVATION
WO/2014/094047 A METHOD FOR EFFICENT STREAMING OF OCTREE DATA FOR ACCESS
WO/2013/166551 A SURFACE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF APPLICATION THEREOF
WO/2012/006688 EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM FLOWING FLUIDS
WO/2011/094813 A REMOTELY OPERABLE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT LOCK
WO/2011/014915 A TORSION CUSHIONING SPROCKET
WO/2010/130002 A FLUID DRIVEN PUMP
WO/2007/062470 A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ENGINE KNOCK
WO/2006/089339 METHOD OF JOINING CLAD METALS AND VESSEL PRODUCED THEREBY
WO/2006/063395 FEATURE REDUCTION METHOD FOR DECISION MACHINES
WO/2006/050568 A SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE
WO/2006/000060 A METHOD AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR ESTABLISHING INFORMED CONSENT
WO/2005/103472 ENGINE OPTIMISATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
WO/2005/076243 LANGUAGE TEACHING METHOD
WO/2005/043450 IMPROVED SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE
WO/2005/031241 TURBULENT FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER
WO/2005/022078 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF PHASE SHIFTS
WO/2005/020402 INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DISCONNECTING CIRCUITS METHODS, AND SYSTEMS
WO/2004/100329 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FREQUENCY CHANGE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
WO/2004/034544A PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PREVENTING THE FLOW OF UNDESIRABLE DIFFERENTIAL MODE TRANSIENTS
WO/2004/023914 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND HELMET
WO/2004/006408A PROTECTION AND INDICATION APPARATUS
WO/2003/096615 METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AND VERIFYING SMS COMMUNICATIONS
B.A. (Maths, Phil) Univ. Qld
B.Eng. (Elec) Univ. Qld
Master of Legal Studies(IP) UTS
Regd Patent Attorney AU
Regd Trademark Attorney AU
Regd Patent Attorney NZ
Professional Associations
Member of Licensing Executive Society ANZ
Member of the Australian Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trademark Attorneys
Member of Intellectual Property Society ANZ