About us
AJ Park is New Zealand’s #1 intellectual property firm providing services in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific region. For over 130 years, we've enabled innovation to thrive and grow in ways that can change the world.
AJ Park operates as part of the IPH Limited group. IPH Limited is a public company that is the holding company for an international network of intellectual property professional services and adjacent businesses operating under different brands in a range of jurisdictions (each a “Group Business”). The other Group Businesses within the IPH Limited group are Applied Marks, Griffith Hack, Pizzeys Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys, Smart & Biggar, ROBIC, and Spruson & Ferguson. For the purposes of the Australian and New Zealand Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2018, AJ Park IP Limited is an incorporated registered patent attorney, and a member of an ‘ownership group’ within the meaning of the Code. AJ Park also has a team of trade mark experts many of whom are registered Australian trade mark attorneys with the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board.
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Principal \ Auckland
Hadleigh Brown
Hadleigh is an experienced intellectual property (IP) expert who specialises in all aspects of patent and design law, advising and…
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Victoria Watts
Victoria is a leading trade marks specialist with extensive international experience, advising on brand strategy and portfolio management across a…
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Sharon Zhu
Sharon is a principal in AJ Park’s Auckland engineering and IT team.
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Amanda Griffiths
Amanda enjoys collaborating with clients as they develop new brands and products.
Principal \ Wellington
Andy Locke
Andy acts for businesses in patenting inventions, registering designs and advising on freedom to operate, in New Zealand and overseas.
Principal \ Auckland
Dr James Robinson
A patent attorney with a background in organic chemistry, James is a member of AJ Park’s Auckland life sciences patent…
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Damon Butler
As a branding and trade mark specialist, Damon enjoys helping businesses take their brands to market, both locally and overseas.
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Natalie Harre
Natalie specialises in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, helping clients navigate the best path to protect and enforce their…
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Matthieu Mouscardes
Matthieu is a principal of the EIT practice group.
Principal \ Wellington
Dr Duncan de Geest
Duncan is the Practice Group Leader for AJ Park's Patent (Chembio) practice.
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Wes Jones
Wes specialises in the development and commercialisation of patent and registered design portfolios.
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Dr Fiona Pringle
Fiona assists clients in patent matters, from filing through to grant, in New Zealand, Australia and overseas.
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Dr Hannah French
A principal in AJ Park’s biotechnology and life sciences team, Hannah uses her mix of science and research knowledge and…
Principal \ Wellington
Sarah Barclay
Sarah combines her industry experience and intellectual property (IP) expertise to help clients around the globe protect their innovations.
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David Harper
David is the Practice Group Leader for AJ Park's Trade Mark practice.
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Michael Brown
Michael is the Practice Group Leader for AJ Park's Patent (Engineering and IT) practice.
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Thomas Huthwaite
Thomas is the Practice Group Leader for AJ Park's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice.
Principal \ Auckland
Duncan Schaut
Duncan helps clients develop and implement their intellectual property strategy with a focus on patents and registered designs.
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Dr David Simunic
David specialises in the protection of intellectual property (IP) and providing strategic advice on IP portfolios including patents, designs, and copyright.…
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