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Gearoid Schutte - Patent Attorney

Donal Gearoid studied Marine Engineering at the Cork Regional College and spent several years working at sea before joining Cruickshank in 1985. He is an Irish Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney and a Community Design Attorney. He has a wide range of experience of various patent issues and technological fields, having filed and prosecuted patents for a diverse list of technologies, including vehicle suspension systems, mattresses and cushions, cleaning products and packaging, waste recycling and manufacturing processes. He has a particular interest in patents relating to mechanical process and manufacturing engineering. Most recently Gearoid has also been working in the area of renewable energy sources and in particular wave power.

Gearoid is currently President of the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys in the Republic of Ireland.  He is a former Treasurer of the Association and is a member of the Associations Design Committee. 

Qualifications: Diploma in Marine Engineering; Irish Patent Attorney; European Patent Attorney; Community Design Attorney

Contact:
Email:gschutte@cruickshank.ie

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