James & Wells - Intellectual Property

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Partnerships and sponsorship

James & Wells partners with a number of businesses and organisations to provide intellectual property services throughout New Zealand.

We sponsor or are involved in a number of community projects and events.

Natural Products NZ Ltd

Natural Products NZ is a national industry organisation representing the natural products, functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries.

AUT Tech Park

Tech Park provides a range of value added services designed to accelerate the growth and development of technology ideas.

Unlimited Investment Challenge

The Unlimited Investment Challenge is run by Unlimited Magazine, the definitive guide to New Zealand's developing knowledge-driven economy, where innovation, creativity and brains are the key sources of competitive advantage.  The Challenge is open to business owners who are seeking investment to grow and expand their business into overseas markets . The programme is designed to deliver value through interactive workshops, engagement with the investment community and ultimately the opportunity to pitch for investment.

National Business Review Audacious Challenge

The challenge provides budding entrepreneurs with the assistance and knowledge to set up their own businesses, as well as the opportunity to compete for financial support from the $50,000 prize pool.

AgBio New Zealand Cluster Initiative

The Waikato Innovation Park, in partnership with James & Wells, coordinates events and activities for AgBio New Zealand - a cluster initiative made up of companies in the agbio, agritech and ag science industries.

National Agriculture Fieldays Innovations Award

The competition encourages New Zealanders to get creative in the rural sector, by producing new devices, developments and equipment which improve and support farming practice.

Kiwi Computer Challenge

The challenge is a people-powered project that aims to increase productivity in New Zealand by developing and benchmarking core computer skills.  The goal of the Kiwi Computer ChallengeTM is for one million New Zealanders to achieve an internationally recognised core computer certificate by 2015 - and have fun doing it.

James & Wells has committed for all our people to have completed the certification (IC3) by 2015.