Experience

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  Sangro Chambers

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Barrister

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I'm a barrister specialising in intellectual property and civil disputes.I advise and act on trade mark, patent, copyright, Fair Trading Act disputes and other intellectual property issues. I appear before IPONZ, in the High Court, and in the Court of Appeal. I am also a registered patent attorney (Australia and New Zealand).I also act as both senior and junior counsel on a wide range of other civil and commercial disputes.

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  Hudson Gavin Martin

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior Associate

    • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I was an intellectual property and litigation specialist at HGM for two years.I provided strategic advice on all aspects of IP, including trade marks, patents, copyright, consumer law, regulatory issues and geographical indications.I worked on a wide range of commercial disputes, including tech and IP (trade mark, patent, copyright, Fair Trading Act and confidential information) matters. I enjoyed providing commercially pragmatic advice and dispute resolution.

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  AJ Park

  • Auckland/Wellington

  • Senior Associate/Associate/Solicitor

    • Apr 2012 - Oct 2018
    • Auckland/Wellington

    I was an Intellectual Property litigator in AJ Park's Wellington and then Auckland office. I enjoyed working with the world's leading brands and innovators on a wide range of contentious IP matters.I specialised in contentious trade mark, patent and copyright matters in Australia and New Zealand. I enjoyed helping clients navigate their IP issues, and helping them come to pragmatic commercial solutions that met their needs.I also have a particular interest in indigenous intellectual property, with a background in indigenous law litigation.I am a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, and a Registered Patent Attorney.

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  Kensington Swan

  • Wellington

  • Solicitor

    • Feb 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Wellington

    After some time overseas, I returned to Kensington Swan's Maori Legal team. I represented claimants before the Waitangi Tribunal.

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  Kensington Swan

  • Wellington

  • Solicitor

    • Feb 2006 - May 2008
    • Wellington

    Maori Legal litigation