Jay-R Estavillo

Associate | Patent and Trade Marks Attorney, Australia

Has a strong technical foundation, particularly in chemical and process engineering with over 10 years of intellectual property prosecution experience across Asia-Pacific, with particular expertise in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.

About Jay-r

Jay-R Estavillo is a qualified Chemical Engineer and a registered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney in both Australia and New Zealand. He brings over 10 years of intellectual property prosecution experience across Asia-Pacific, with particular expertise in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. His early career in biodiesel production provides him with a strong technical foundation, particularly in chemical and process engineering.

Jay-R is known for delivering efficient and commercially-focused outcomes in patent, trade mark, and design prosecution. He brings a strategic and consistent approach to multi-jurisdictional filings, ensuring harmonised amendments and arguments wherever possible to reduce risks associated with claim scope discrepancies and validity challenges.

His investigative work has extended into advising on patent validity, infringement risks, and claim interpretation. Jay-R also drafts and amends patent specifications with a focus on clarity, enforceability, and alignment with his clients’ commercial objectives.

Education & Qualifications

University of Technology Sydney

Master of Intellectual Property Law (MIP)

Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney

(Australia and New Zealand)

University of the Phillippines

Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering

Publications

Given it is possible for a space object not to be registered under the 1975 Convention, limiting the definition of a space object to one that is only ...
An interpretation where the extent of the Patent Act is geographical means it would not extend into space even though Australian jurisdiction can.
Unlike patents, trade marks, and designs which are enforced under the provisions of their respective Acts, trade secrets are not subject to their own Act.