| Geoff graduated from the University of Newcastle
with a B.E. in Chemical Engineering in 1986. After a short time at the Australian
Patent Office, he moved to the Sydney firm Arthur S. Cave & Co., working primarily in
the field of chemical/ pharmaceutical patents. He joined Halford & Co. in 1989
and joined Graham Halford in partnership in the firm in 1998.
Geoff is registered as both a Patent Attorney and Trade Marks Attorney in Australia and
is also registered to practice in New Zealand. He maintains a mixed practice of
mechanical and chemical patent work, medical technology and trade marks.
Geoff's professional interests include raising awareness within the business community
of the importance of intellectual property. Outside work, he enjoys sport, music,
camping trips and in his spare time is co-ordinating and working on a bushland regeneration project on the NSW Central Coast. |