Sébastien is a member of the Litigation and Commercial Law teams, based in the Auckland Office. His expertise is in copyright, trademarks, patents, confidential information and contract disputes.

Nirupama’s work focuses on patent prosecution, drafting patent specifications, patent search and patent landscaping.

Ben specialises in resolving disputes concerning registered or common law trade mark rights, domain names, copyright rights, registered designs, fair trading issues and confidential information.

Edward is proficient in Mandarin and English and puts his bi-lingual skills to good use advising New Zealand clients on trade mark issues in China and Taiwan, and advising Chinese clients on Australasian trade mark and legal issues.

Jenny Chien is a Patents Executive based in Auckland. Jenny is proficient in Mandarin and English. Jenny’s work focuses on assisting the team with patent prosecution, drafting patent specifications, patent searching and patent landscaping.

Dr Andrew Clarke heads James & Wells’ biotechnology team in Australia. Andrew has an impressive track record of managing IP portfolios for universities, large research organisations, ASX-listed companies, and start-ups.

Richard is one of James & Wells’ mechanical engineering patents experts. His expertise includes the medical device, agri-tech, mechanical, and mechatronic industries.

Kavinna advises clients on all aspects of Intellectual Property, including the availability, protection and maintenance of their brands in New Zealand and overseas.

Jason is a Patent Executive specialising in mechanical and software patents. He has several years experience working as a registered South African patent attorney and was an Admitted Attorney in the High Court of South Africa.

Hazell works in the Auckland Patents Team advising on a range of mechanical and electrical technologies, particularly medical technology. Her work focuses on patent prosecution, drafting patent specifications and patent research.

Ian is recognised as one of New Zealand’s most influential leaders in intellectual property. He heads the James & Wells Litigation team and acts for many local and multi-national companies, helping them to obtain and enforce their intellectual proper

Having studied a host of languages - German, Japanese, Spanish and Latin (not to mention various computer systems and languages) - Barbara is the go-to expert when it comes to IP investigation.

Britta is a lawyer and patent attorney with almost 20 years’ experience in patent drafting and prosecution, advising on freedom to operate, and registering designs.

Joseph drafts patent specifications and manages patent applications with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, electronics and software-related technology.

Stephanie is one of our Food Standards advisory experts. Her specialties include educating the food and beverage sector on how to strategically capture the commercial value from their IP and export their brands across the globe.

Shaun specialises in advising clients from a wide range of industries regarding the availability, protection and maintenance of their brands in New Zealand and overseas. He is bilingual in Mandarin and English, and also speaks a little Korean.

Gus is one of Australasia’s most experienced intellectual property lawyers, with plenty of experience when it comes to litigation, including alternative resolution procedures, commercialisation, regulatory issues and administrative law.

Sarah develops and implements the firm’s client service and business development strategies across Australia, New Zealand and internationally. Sarah works closely with partners and teams to ensure the client experience is exceptional.

George works in the Tauranga litigation team. His practice includes dispute and enforcement of a range of intellectual property rights, but with a particular focus on trade mark and Fair Trading Act 1986 matters.

With over 30 years’ experience working in intellectual property, Andrew has been involved in numerous trade mark and design cases both in prosecution. His current practice includes working with clients on trade marks, copyright, design and patents.

Chloe is a fluent speaker of Mandarin and English and liaises with our Asian clients to establish their needs, before teaming up with our commercial, patents and trade marks divisions to work out a plan of action. She manages client relationships and

Jonathan heads James & Wells’ Patents Team specialising in medical technology, mechanical engineering, electronics, physics, telecommunications and software. He has a strong academic background in physics and many years’ patent attorney experience.

Adam is an experienced patent attorney with an extensive background in mining engineering and software engineering, Adam’s services are in demand by national and multinational companies seeking insightful and commercially relevant IP advice.

David advises businesses on intellectual property protection strategies and manages the process of securing and enforcing rights. Key aspects of his practice are strategy advice and portfolio management.

Alexia is an experienced IP litigator. Her practice includes patent infringement, patent oppositions, trade mark infringement, copyright infringement, breach of confidence, and misleading and deceptive conduct.

Jared works with a wide variety of clients in numerous industries including animal health and husbandry products, automated dairy technologies, building and construction technologies, fluid applicators, power generation, and vehicle suspensions.

Sarah oversees the functions of the finance team as well as working on related projects. She enjoys bringing collaboration between the financial services, HR, professional and support staff, and clients of James & Wells.

With over 25-years’ experience as a patent attorney in the engineering/ICT sector, Nick has helped numerous clients achieve commercially beneficial ownership and control of their IP, while mitigating against risks posed by competitors.

Tizio works closely with professional staff and department heads to manage business knowledge and define strategy, principles, vision and standards for data management and information systems within the firm.

Samuel works in the Hamilton Patents Team. He is a registered Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney with expertise in electronic, software and mechanical inventions.

Rebecca looks after all things HR, from recruitment, induction and training to performance and employment relations.

Carrick is a trade mark and branding specialist who assists businesses with mitigating brand risk and with leveraging their IP. He works with brand managers and legal counsel to streamline the daily management of their IP portfolio.

Jason focuses on high-end intellectual property strategies for patent, design and copyright rights. He specialises in patent drafting and prosecution, intellectual property due diligence, infringement advice, and commercialisation.

Craig works in our Auckland Patents Team. He combines his extensive engineering experience with his knowledge of patent law to help his clients maximise the value of their intellectual property.

James is an Associate in our litigation team. James’s practice, while extending across a range of intellectual property rights, is centred predominantly on the obtaining and enforcement of patent rights.

Andrew is a member of our patents team with a broad background in physics, biochemistry, and chemistry.

Wing works in our Christchurch Patents team. He advises clients on intellectual property issues surrounding patents and design registrations. His speciality is in Chemistry and Chemistry e-technology.

Gemma's practice includes enforcement of IP rights, dispute resolution, and border protection measures, across the range of IP rights but with an emphasis on trade mark and copyright issues.

Naomi has a diverse role including marketing, communications, pr and events. She collaborates with James & Wells' associates to share their expertise through media articles, newsletters, social media and seminars.

Jason works in our Hamilton Patents team and is passionate about crafting IP strategies to meet unique business objectives.

Jason is an experienced intellectual property litigator. He has an extensive background in acting for local and international businesses and assisting them with obtaining, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights.

Tim is James & Wells' Managing Partner and specialises in trade mark law. Tim has an impressive list of clients including many global companies. He utilises his invaluable business knowledge and experience to help clients leverage their IP.

Ceri Wells is a founding partner of James & Wells, a past president of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys, an experienced patent and trade mark attorney, and an outspoken champion of innovation.