Overview

James & Wells Intellectual Property is one of New Zealand's leading intellectual property law firms, with expertise sought after by local and international clients.

We are a committed team of intellectual property lawyers, specialists, technically qualified patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, litigators, commercial lawyers and accountants who all work together to provide our clients with consistently excellent service and advice.

Here are some reasons why clients choose us:

James & Wells Intellectual Property has four offices in New Zealand - Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch, offering excellent geographical spread
Our large local client base includes New Zealand's biggest and most prestigious research organisations, most innovative sustainable and clean technology companies, and many leading exporters and manufacturers
We tailor our services to give as much personalised focus to small enterprises and individuals as we do to large organisations
Winners of the 2011, 2010 and 2009 NZ Law Awards for 'Intellectual Property Law'
Winners of the 2010 and 2006 NZ Law Awards for 'Legal Personnel Employer of Choice'
James & Wells accounts for nearly a quarter of all New Zealand originating patent applications filed by New Zealand IP law firms
Partner Kate Wilson, was named in the 2011 Intellectual Asset Management magazine's world Top 250 IP strategists - the first and only New Zealand patent attorney to be named
Partner Carrick Robinson, was named in the prestigious Leading Lawyer 100 Asia Pacific 2011 guide in the Trade Mark law category
Partner Ian Finch is the general editor of New Zealand's leading text on Intellectual Property Law - James & Wells Intellectual Property Law of New Zealand, published by Thomson Reuters. This is both a hard copy text and an on-line text which is updated quarterly
'Highly Recommended' in Practical Law's Which lawyer?
'Recommended' by influential legal analysts The Legal 500 in its Asia Pacific 2010/2011 publication.

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