Mark Allen of Bartier Perry is a familiar face around the National Innovation Centre, and is well known to the client base via the on-site monthly Bartier Perry Legal Clinic.  Now in its 4^th year, the Legal Clinic kicks off again in February and provides clients with an opportunity to seek legal advice on matters covering the following broad areas:-

• General advice on commercial issues and statutory interpretation
• Review of and comment on operational contracts (especially licenses, reseller/distribution agreements, R&D agreements, joint venture & alliance agreements, terms and conditions of trade etc)
• General advice on employment matters
• General advice on dispute resolution (before commencement of litigation)
• General advice on shareholder relations (including shareholder agreements, investment agreements etc)
• General advice on intellectual property protection and management (noting that we are not qualified as patent attorneys)

Mark has over 25 years experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer focusing on intellectual property and intellectual property commercialisation. The depth of Mark's experience in this area enables him to provide assistance in the formulation of strategy and deal structures and to efficiently handle or manage transactions.  Mark's practice has a particular focus on working with early stage and entrepreneurial enterprises requiring legal advice.

Mark is involved in the following industry organisations:

• Licensing Executives of Australia and New Zealand
• Australian Information Industry Association

Mark is the author of E-Commerce the Law & You published in Australia by Pearson Education. ATP Innovations acknowledges and thanks Bartier Perry for their support of and assistance to emerging technology companies through the delivery of the monthly Legal Clinic and sponsorship of ATP Innovations bizNetClub.