AJPark

Scott is an expert in the commercialisation of intellectual property rights.  He works with clients across a broad range of industries, including ICT, manufacturing, retail and distribution, biotechnology, entertainment, education and government.

Scott’s clients include some of New Zealand’s largest and most innovative companies, but he also works with start-up ventures and small businesses.

Scott has expertise in all of the following areas:

• providing advice on the structuring of IP licensing deals;
• negotiating and drafting IP licensing agreements – including patent, copyright, trade mark, design and know-how licences;
• addressing IP ownership issues and advising on ownership strategies to protect IP portfolios;
• negotiating and drafting ICT agreements, including software licences, development agreements, ASP and hosting agreements, services agreements and support and maintenance agreements;
• negotiating and drafting manufacturing, distribution, agency and franchise agreements;
• structuring, negotiating and drafting research, development, evaluation and confidentiality arrangements;
• strategic alliance and joint venture arrangements.

Scott acts for a number of clients involved in the area of clean technology, and is a member of A J Park’s Clean Technology team.

Scott joined A J Park early in 2004.  Prior to working for A J Park he practiced as a commercial lawyer for another Auckland law firm.  Scott has also worked as in-house counsel for one of the United Kingdom’s largest and most innovative retail organisations.

Scott is a member of the Auckland District Law Society, and the Intellectual Property Society of New Zealand and Australia (IPSANZ). He is also a member of the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ), and is a member of the New Zealand committee of LESANZ. He has presented seminars on licensing and other IP commercialisation issues to a number of organisations.

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