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James & Wells Intellectual Property is the trading style of two separate partnerships, James & Wells Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys and James & Wells Lawyers

Auckland

Patent & Trade Mark AttorneysIan Finch Partner
Carrick Robinson Partner
Simon Rowell Partner
Jason Rogers Partner
Claire Deeks* Senior Associate
Justin Sweetman Associate
Jennifer Lucas Associate
Jonathan Lucas Associate
Shayne Nam Technical Adviser
Emily Agnew* Marketing and Business Development Manager
Jacinta Clark* Marketing Strategist

LawyersIan Finch Partner
Simon Rowell Partner
Jason Rogers Partner
Katrina Crooks* Senior Associate
Claire Deeks* Senior Associate
Gus Hazel Senior Associate
Ben Cain Solicitor
Sébastien Aymeric Junior Solicitor
Sarah Tallon Associate

Christchurch

Patent & Trade Mark AttorneysGary Betteridge Senior Associate
Barbara Finn Technical Adviser
Craig Tolson Technical Adviser

LawyersRachel Dawson* Senior Solicitor

Hamilton

Patent & Trade Mark AttorneysCeri Wells Partner
Kate Wilson Partner
Tim Walden Senior Associate
Jared Millar Associate
Peter Brown Registered Patent Attorney
Jason Tuck Registered Patent Attorney
Johnathan Chen IP Specialist

LawyersCeri Wells Partner
Tim Walden Senior Associate
Shona Foster Associate

Tauranga

Patent & Trade Mark AttorneysAndrew Knowles Of Counsel

LawyersAndrew Knowles Of Counsel
David Macaskill Associate

Partnership Structure at James and Wells

James & Wells Intellectual Property is the trading style of two separate partnerships, James & Wells Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys and James & Wells Lawyers. All of the partners of James & Wells Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys are registered patent attorneys and subject to the Code of Practice and disciplinary procedure of the Institute of Patent Attorneys. Similarly, all of the partners of James & Wells Lawyers are lawyers and, therefore, subject to the ethical constraints and disciplinary procedures of the New Zealand Law Society. Some of our partners are both registered patent attorneys and lawyers and are a partner in both practices.

It has been necessary for us to adopt this dual partnership structure in order to comply with the requirements of the Lawyers & Conveyancers Act 2006 and the Patents Acts 1953, each of which reserves particular areas of work for lawyers and registered patent attorneys.