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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 ATTORNEYS	LAWYERS
Ian Finch Partner	Ian Finch Partner
Carrick Robinson Partner	Simon Rowell Partner
Simon Rowell Partner	Katrina Crooks Senior Associate
Justin Sweetman Associate	Claire Tompkins Associate
Claire Tompkins Associate	Carl Dunne Senior Solicitor
Jennifer Lucas Registered Patent Attorney	Ben Cain Trainee Solicitor
Shayne Nam Technical Adviser

Christchurch

PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS	LAWYERS
Jason Rogers Partner	Jason Rogers Partner
Angela Searle Senior Associate	Angela Searle Senior Associate
Barbara Finn Technical Adviser	Rachel Dawson Senior Solicitor
Craig Tolson Technical Adviser

Hamilton

PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS	LAWYERS
Ceri Wells Partner	Ceri Wells Partner
Kate Wilson Partner	Tim Walden Senior Associate
Tim Walden Senior Associate	Shona Foster Solicitor
Gary Betteridge Associate
Jared Millar Associate
Peter Brown Technical Adviser
Jason Tuck Technical Adviser

Tauranga

PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS	LAWYERS
Andrew Knowles Of Counsel	Andrew 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 & Convenyancers Act and the Patents Acts 1953, each of which reserves particular areas of work for lawyers and registered patent attorneys.