Toby Thompson

Toby Thompson is a Senior Fellow at the Melbourne Law School and a Senior Associate at Griffith Hack, a patent and IP firm. He specializes in patent strategy, drafting, and litigation support across pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agribusiness, and chemical technologies. His professional roles bridge academic and industry contexts.

Education:

• PhD
• MSci (Hons)
• MIPLaw
• PGCert

Research Expertise: Patent law, pharmaceutical IP, and technology innovation. His work spans patent prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, and litigation support. Prior to IP law, he contributed to drug discovery at a multinational pharmaceutical company, co-inventing candidate drugs.

Awards:

• Managing IP Rising Star (2019)

Teaching: Instructs the Melbourne Law Masters course 'Fundamentals of Patent Drafting'. No grants or lab affiliations explicitly stated.