Ivan Rajkovic, PhD
REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Email: irajkovic@forte-ip.com
Ivan has extensive experience in intellectual property, including drafting specifications, patent prosecution, oppositions, litigation support and the commercialisation of intellectual property.
Ivan holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Greenwich, a Master of Philosophy in Biochemistry from the University of Surrey and a Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular/Cellular Immunology form the University of London.
Prior to joining the patent profession in 1993, Ivan had a 17-year career in biomedical research, in both academic and commercial settings. His career in biomedical research comprised over 13 years post-doctoral academic research and a further 4 years of commercial research and development in the field of genetic engineering and biopharmaceuticals. His technical expertise lies in the areas of molecular immunology and oncology, biomolecular engineering, transgenics, gene therapy, microbial biochemistry, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. Ivan is the author of 45 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and books in the fields of molecular and cellular biology and immunology.
Ivan was partner at a large Australian IP firm for 14 years and, in addition to advising Forte IP, is a consultant at several Australian life science companies, counselling them on patent portfolio structuring, patent filing strategies and portfolio management.