Malcolm Royal
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Malcolm Royal was an Australia
n patent
and trade mark attorney and intellectual property law educator.
suburb of Richmond
. He graduated from Footscray Technical College (now part of Victoria University
) with a Diploma in Applied Chemistry in 1958. After graduating, he worked as the Australian Patent, Trade Mark and Designs Office in Canberra
, Australia
as an Examiner of Patents. Malcolm loved education. While still at the Patent Office, he became a Training Office in Patent Law. In 1964, he left the Patent Office and joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
to work in their Patent Licensing Section. His role there was to assist in the commercialisation of inventions developed by scientists and engineers, many of them of world prominence, who worked with or for CSIRO.
Royal joined the Australian patent attorney firm Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick in 1970, and qualified as a registered patent attorney
in 1971 and became a partner in 1972. He became managing partner of the firm in 1990 and held this position until 2005.
(FICPI); the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, Inc; the Licensing Executives Society International
(LESI); the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA); and the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
(AIPPI). He was also a member of the Royal Society of Australia.
Royal was involved in many committees in the above organisations. He was International President of FICPI from 2000 to 2003; President of IPTA from 2004 until early 2006; Chair of IPTA Academy of Education from 1995 to 2004; and President of the FICPI Training and Education Commission from 1998 to 2000 and again from 2003.
from 2000 to 2003; a Member of the Intellectual Property Advisory Board at Monash University
from 2001; and a member of the Singapore Patent Attorney Qualifying Examination Committee from 2002 to 2005.
When the Australian Government reviewed the training and professional qualification regimes for Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Royal was involved in making (and having adopted) many of the changes as a member of each of the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys, the Advisory Council for Industrial Property and the Intellectual Property Working Party for Federal Government Innovation Summit from 2000. Malcolm also played a significant role in establishing the IPTA Academy of Education.
and golf
. He died of brain cancer and was survived by his wife and three daughters.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n patent
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
and trade mark attorney and intellectual property law educator.
Education and career
Royal was born in the MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
suburb of Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
. He graduated from Footscray Technical College (now part of Victoria University
Victoria University, Australia
Victoria University is a multi-sector tertiary institution based in Melbourne, Australia with 10 campuses.VU offers qualifications in higher education, vocational education , and short courses...
) with a Diploma in Applied Chemistry in 1958. After graduating, he worked as the Australian Patent, Trade Mark and Designs Office in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
as an Examiner of Patents. Malcolm loved education. While still at the Patent Office, he became a Training Office in Patent Law. In 1964, he left the Patent Office and joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia...
to work in their Patent Licensing Section. His role there was to assist in the commercialisation of inventions developed by scientists and engineers, many of them of world prominence, who worked with or for CSIRO.
Royal joined the Australian patent attorney firm Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick in 1970, and qualified as a registered patent attorney
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
in 1971 and became a partner in 1972. He became managing partner of the firm in 1990 and held this position until 2005.
Professional memberships and affiliations
Royal was an active member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute; the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA); International Federation of Intellectual Property AttorneysInternational Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
The International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys or International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, abbreviated FICPI , is a non-political, international, professional body of intellectual property professionals, i.e...
(FICPI); the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, Inc; the Licensing Executives Society International
Licensing Executives Society International
The Licensing Executives Society International, or LES International, is a not for profit, non-political, umbrella organisation having 32 national and regional member societies, interested in technology transfers or licensing of intellectual property rights. It was founded in 1965 in the United...
(LESI); the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA); and the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI, an acronym for Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle in French , is a non-profit international organisation whose members are intellectual property professionals,...
(AIPPI). He was also a member of the Royal Society of Australia.
Royal was involved in many committees in the above organisations. He was International President of FICPI from 2000 to 2003; President of IPTA from 2004 until early 2006; Chair of IPTA Academy of Education from 1995 to 2004; and President of the FICPI Training and Education Commission from 1998 to 2000 and again from 2003.
Patent attorney education
Royal provided many tutorial sessions in a wide range of subjects for the Patent Attorney Professional Standards Board (now the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate Program in Intellectual Property Law at the University of MelbourneUniversity of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
from 2000 to 2003; a Member of the Intellectual Property Advisory Board at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
from 2001; and a member of the Singapore Patent Attorney Qualifying Examination Committee from 2002 to 2005.
When the Australian Government reviewed the training and professional qualification regimes for Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Royal was involved in making (and having adopted) many of the changes as a member of each of the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys, the Advisory Council for Industrial Property and the Intellectual Property Working Party for Federal Government Innovation Summit from 2000. Malcolm also played a significant role in establishing the IPTA Academy of Education.
Personal life
Royal married Margaret (Maggie) Lizst in 1964. His recreational interests included trail-bike riding, windsurfingWindsurfing
Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...
and golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. He died of brain cancer and was survived by his wife and three daughters.