Gary Betteridge
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Senior Associate
Gary is a patent attorney working in James and Wells’ Christchurch office in the mechanical & physical technologies team. He has extensive experience in solid state and atmospheric sciences, along with ICT and environmental sciences.
Expertise
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science - Physics, Victoria University of Wellington (1967)
- Bachelor of Science Honours (1st Class) - Physics, Victoria University of Wellington (1968)
- PhD – Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, UK (1974)
- Registered Patent Attorney (New Zealand)
Gary has served as a company director and has a good understanding of the commercial issues that surround the establishment and operation of new ventures and commercialising intellectual property. Gary is available to assist with analysis of business opportunities from a commercial and a scientific viewpoint.
Gary joined James & Wells in April 2005 having worked for 15 years as a research scientist in DSIR before moving into science management. He held positions as Director of DSIR Physical Sciences and General Manager (Atmospheric Division) at NIWA. Gary was also a Director of the Research Office at the University of Waikato and CEO for WaikatoLink and in these positions helped establish the University’s IP portfolio and set up a number of intellectual property related companies.
Gary is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys and a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.