Our team

Experience | Our team of patent attorneys has over 50 years of combined experience providing intellectual property advice and services to innovators, from sole proprietors to research institutions, startup companies to multinationals. Collectively they have worked in technology research roles, in-house within start-up and multinational technology companies and in private practice firms in New Zealand and overseas. Their IP experience covers a range of IP services including patentability assessment and advice, drafting and filing patents and designs, prosecuting patent and design applications, IP strategy development, IP portfolio management, IP education, IP audits, IP risk assessments including freedom to operate searching and validity and infringement advice.

Credentials | Our patent attorneys have tertiary technology degrees and are registered patent attorneys (Australia and New Zealand). They have authored scientific articles, IP articles and/or have lectured in IP at university level.  Their expertise has been recognised with awards received from Asia Law Leading Lawyers, Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, Best Lawyers®, and World IP Review, WIPR Leaders.

Technology/sector-specific experience | Our team’s experience covers a wide range of technology including biotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, human and animal genetics, chemistry, life sciences, synthetic biology, fermentation, clean technology, agricultural technology and chemicals, human therapeutics and diagnostics, biologics, pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicines and diagnostics, natural products, nutraceuticals, food technology, wine making, industrial processes, mining, medical devices and imaging, packaging, business methods, electronics, information and communications technologies (ICT), software, electrical and mechanical innovations.