Australian Patent & Trade Marks Attorney Team
Meet our People

Belinda Wadeson (Principal)
Mechanical engineer
Registered patent attorney
Registered trade marks attorney
BA BEng (Hons) MIP Law MIEAust FIPTA
b.wadeson@wadeson.net.au

Belinda Wadeson Principal

Mechanical engineer // Registered patent attorney // Registered trade marks attorney
BA BEng (Hons) MIP Law MIEAust FIPTA // b.wadeson@wadeson.net.au

Belinda Wadeson gained extensive experience in a variety of engineering industries prior to commencing her career as a patent and trade marks attorney. She has worked in the public and private sectors; in the water, power generation, bulk material handling and construction industries. As a Director of the Monash University Commercialisation and Intellectual Property Advisory Committee Belinda also has experience in the academic sector and is a regular guest lecturer presenting on intellectual property.

Belinda delivers a powerful combination of real world engineering experience with expert patent, design and trade marks skills. Using her ability to see the commercial big picture, Belinda adds value by providing practical commercially focused advice in support of all levels of business operations – from a high level strategic review of an organisation's practices, to the tactical business level, through to the fine legal detail of specific cases.

Belinda builds strong relationships with her clients to understand what drives their business, and what really matters to them. This has led to her strong track record of high quality, practical and commercially relevant advice.

Belinda's clients are from a wide range of industries and operate in export markets all over the world. Belinda is experienced in filing and prosecution strategies across many countries.

Belinda practised for many years with a national firm of patent and trade marks attorneys prior to founding WADESON.

Areas of practice
  • Patent drafting
  • Engineering, particularly mechanical engineering
  • Automotive
  • Earth moving and excavation
  • Pumps, fans and motors, air conditioning
  • Power generation
  • Fluid mechanics and heat transfer
  • Medical devices
  • Food processing
  • Packaging and FMCG
  • Designs
  • Trade Marks including International Registrations (Madrid Protocol)
  • Patent Re-examination
  • Oppositions
  • Validity and Infringement
Qualifications
  • Registered Patent & Trade Marks Attorney, Australia
  • Registered Patent Attorney, New Zealand
  • Master of Intellectual Property Law, Monash University
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Monash University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
Memberships
  • Fellow, Institute of Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys
  • Member, Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand
  • Member, Institute of Engineers Australia
Boards/committees
  • Director, Monash University Commercialisation and Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
  • Committee member, Victorian division of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand
Recent professional development
  • 2009 Diversity on Boards Conference, Sydney
  • 2007 Chinese Intellectual Property Law course (SPTL), Shanghai, China
  • 2007 Intensive Chinese Language Course, Beijing, China
  • 2007 European Masters Patent Drafting Course, IPTA
Recent publications & cases of note

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Ben Mott Associate

Mechanical engineer // Registered patent attorney
BCom BEng (Hons) MIP Law MIPTA // ben.mott@wadeson.net.au

With more than five years experience as a design engineer with a local manufacturer, Ben is familiar with a wide variety of manufacturing processes. Ben also has international experience with a major manufacturer of large scale gas turbines. Ben’s strengths include practical engineering skills ranging from a strong mechanical aptitude to a pragmatic commercial focus.

Ben practised in patent and design law for more than five years with a national firm of patent and trade marks attorneys prior to joining WADESON. During this time Ben worked as a patent attorney across a wide range of technologies including oil and gas equipment, medical devices, food handling, pumps, fans and simple domestic items.

Ben excels at working with businesses new to the patent and registered design systems to cost effectively build a commercially effective patent and design position.

Qualifications
  • Registered Patent Attorney, Australia
  • Registered Patent Attorney, New Zealand
  • Master of Intellectual Property Law, The University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Engineering (1st class Hons), Monash University
  • Bachelor of Commerce, Monash University
Memberships
  • Member, Institute of Patent &Trade Marks Attorneys
  • Member, Intellectual Property Society of Australia &New Zealand
Recent publications & cases of note

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