Practice/Organization Description
OVERVIEW
Baldwins Intellectual Property is a New Zealand patent attorney firm with an associated law firm Baldwins Law Limited which specialises in intellectual property and its management. We work alongside New Zealand, Australian and international clients to achieve and maintain their commercial advantage by providing services which cover the full cycle of intellectual property management - from acquisition of intellectual property rights to strategic development, commercialisation and enforcement of these rights.
Locations: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch.
Also, regular servicing of clients throughout New Zealand including those in the Dunedin, Palmerston North, Hawkes Bay, Hamilton and Tauranga regions, as well as regular travel overseas to attend conferences and visit associate firms and clients in throughout the world.
SERVICES
• Obtaining intellectual property protection in New Zealand and worldwide for patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, plant variety rights and domain names.
• Strategic development and management of intellectual property portfolios through IP audits and due diligence.
• Commercialisation of intellectual property portfolios through licensing, franchising, technology transfer agreements, R&D collaborations and contracts, among others. From time to time some of these services may be provided by Baldwins Law Limited, our associated law firm.
• Enforcing intellectual property rights in New Zealand, Australia and around the world through litigation and alternative dispute resolution. These services are provided by Baldwins Law Limited, our associated law firm.
AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE
• biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
• organic and inorganic chemistry
• agriculture compounds and veterinary medicines
• physics, electronics, computer sciences and electrical engineering
• mechanical, industrial and civil engineering
• information and communication technologies, e-commerce and business systems
• environmental risk management and hazardous substance regulations
• food safety labelling
• hazardous substances
• domain name acquisition and recovery
• sports law
• advertising and media law
CAPABILITY
PRACTITIONERS
• Registered New Zealand and Australian patent attorneys.
• US, EU and Singapore qualified patent attorneys.
• Advanced academic qualifications (graduate to doctorate levels) across science, technology and business areas.
• Registered New Zealand barristers and solicitors and legal practitioners in Australia.
• Commitment and contribution to the development of the intellectual property system and patent attorney profession: active participation in professional bodies in New Zealand and overseas (including partners of the firm appointed to presiding and executive functions for the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys); involvement in shaping and influencing reform of NZ’s IP legislation.
RESOURCES
• The only firm in NZ with a dedicated in-house search team performing searches of patent, trade mark and design registers, as well as in-depth market place searches and watching searches.
• The first New Zealand firm to implement a state-of-the-art practice management and information technology system designed specifically for managing intellectual property cases.
• Our relationships with a strong international network of specialist intellectual property firms mean privileged access to foreign expertise on IP systems and procedures in overseas markets.
REPUTATION & APPROACH
• Market leader: one of the longest-standing firms in New Zealand with a track record of experience with clients ranging from start-up ventures, to research institutes, small businesses, and multinationals.
• We work with clients to understand the uniqueness of their business and to tailor advice which produces a commercially focused outcome.
