Expertise
Our Expertise
Innovation and developments in the resources sector enable participants to stay competitive in international markets.
Mining Technologies and Resources
The resources sector is a key driver of Australia’s economy, making up almost half of Australia’s total export earnings. Innovation and developments in this sector enable participants to stay competitive in international markets.
We recognise developments in this sector often result from a multi-disciplinary approach to innovation.
Our Resources Industry Team brings together IP professionals from a variety of technical backgrounds to service the intellectual property needs of clients operating in this thriving area.
We act for clients ranging from individual inventors to small and medium businesses, large Australian research institutions and multi-national organisations.
Our highly qualified and experienced team has an established track record across a wide spectrum of exploration, extraction, processing and minerals, metallurgy and petroleum technologies including:
> Computer systems and apparatus for gathering and processing of geographic information
> Exploration, mining and drilling devices and equipment
> General engineering apparatus and equipment
> Geological exploration
> Geomatics
> Intrinsically safe computer hardware
> Materials science and engineering
> Mineral extraction processes
> Mineral leaching processes
> Mining and process control systems
> Petroleum technology, processing and equipment
> Process and mechanical engineering
> Processing and mining software including control system software
> Separation processes
> Smelting technologies and secondary processing
> Surface chemistry
Our Resources Industry Team is actively involved in industry groups such as AusIMM, IMEA and Austmine.
Our Mining and Resources Technology Team
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Edwin PattersonAssociate, Mining and Resources Practice Group Leader Melbourne A chemical and materials engineer, Edwin is experienced in drafting, prosecuting and advising on a broad range of patent matters in general engineering, process, materials and metallurgical technologies. Edwin has assisted clients in protecting developments in extraction and processing technologies, carbon capture, drilling apparatus, separation processes, heat exchanger technology and metal smelting processes. Edwin is the coordinator of the Resources Industry Team.
To find out more about IP issues relating to your technology, please contact Edwin at edwin.patterson@pof.com.au. |
You can see all our practitioners with Mining and Resources Technology expertise here.
