This episode features a fascinating conversation with Gary Smith, an international patent consultant with over 50 years’ experience with a career that started in the US Patent and Trademark Office in the 1970s.

Gary discusses his long and distinguished career including an interesting story of how he got his start in patent law, supporting the US President’s Science Advisor on all issues related to US competitiveness in science and technology, rising up the ranks to role of Director of PCT at the USPTO and director of the office of the PCT at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva.

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Gary Smith

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-smith-a638a4b/

Justin Simpson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinsimpson-billtrader/

Billtrader website

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This first episode features a wide-ranging conversation with Robert Wulff, Principal Patent Attorney at Griffith Hack, one of the largest IP firms in Australia.

Robert discusses his particular interest in clean technology, how he got his start as a patent attorney, his thirty-four plus years at Griffith Hack, including the journey from private practice to a publicly listed entity, and the advice he would give young people entering the industry today.

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Robert Wulff

https://www.griffithhack.com/people/robert-wulff/

Justin Simpson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinsimpson-billtrader/

Billtrader website

https://billtrader.com/

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