{"id":5721,"date":"2022-11-16T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/james-wells-crowned-intellectual-property-specialist-law-firm-of-the-year-at-2022-new-zealand-law-awards\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:14:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:14:14","slug":"james-wells-crowned-intellectual-property-specialist-law-firm-of-the-year-at-2022-new-zealand-law-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/james-wells-crowned-intellectual-property-specialist-law-firm-of-the-year-at-2022-new-zealand-law-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"James &#038; Wells crowned Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year at 2022 New Zealand Law Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that James &amp; Wells has again been awarded Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 New Zealand Law Awards.<\/p>\n<p>With our patent, trade mark and litigation practitioners globally ranked as leading intellectual property specialists, this recognition cements James &amp; Wells as New Zealand\u2019s leading independent intellectual property firm. The Judges\u2019 comments include:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><em><em>&#8220;Top of its field; An excellent submission. Well referenced and supported; Clearly market leaders in terms of expertise; A broad range of expertise in the IP space with an emphasis on being client and solutions-focused over the last 12 months; A wide variety of complex work, undertaken by a capable and invested team; Locally-owned and continuing to take on the competition with excellent results&#8221;<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n<p>Partner Ceri Wells said, \u201cWe are incredibly proud of being named New Zealand\u2019s leading Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year; it\u2019s a testament to the hard work our incredibly talented staff put in every year, and it is great to see the firm and its staff receive the recognition it deserves. 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