AJ Park is a leading provider of intellectual property law services in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. With offices in Auckland and Wellington, we have one of the largest, most experienced teams of intellectual property experts in the area.
For over 125 years, we've helped companies and individuals identify, develop, protect, commercialise, manage, and enforce their IP rights in New Zealand, Australia, and throughout the world.
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Anton Blijlevens
Principal
Auckland
Anton joined AJ Park in 1994 after graduating from the University of Canterbury with a Masters degree in mechanical engineering. He gained his law degree from The University of Auckland in 2004.
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Anton Gibson
Principal
Auckland
Anton heads the Auckland office's life sciences patent practice.
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Colleen Cavanagh
Principal
Auckland
With 30 years’ experience in advising multinational and local New Zealand clients, Colleen has the skills and expertise to help businesses manage and protect their trade mark portfolios across the globe.
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Corinne Cole
Principal
Wellington
Corinne advises clients on all areas of trade mark creation, strategy and ownership matters, as well as domain name and copyright issues for Australasian and international clients.
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Damian Broadley
Managing Director
Wellington
AJ Park’s Managing Director, Damian Broadley, has a wealth of experience and expertise in all aspects of trade mark law, as well as the fields of copyright and domain names.
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Damon Butler
Principal
Auckland
As a branding and trade mark specialist, Damon Butler enjoys helping businesses take their brands to market, both locally and overseas.
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David Simunic
Principal
Auckland
David provides strategic advice on intellectual property portfolios including patents, designs, and copyright.
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Greg West-Walker
Principal
Auckland
Greg is a patent specialist based in our Auckland Office.
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Hadleigh Brown
Principal
Auckland
Hadleigh is an experienced IP expert who specialises in all aspects of patent and design law, advising and developing IP protection strategies for clients in the high-tech space.
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Jeremy Sim
Principal
Auckland
Jeremy specialises in chemical and process engineering innovations.
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John Hackett
Principal
Auckland
John is passionate about finding the best IP strategy to help his clients achieve their goals.
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Kate McHaffie
Principal
Wellington
Kate specialises in intellectual property litigation. Her particular area of interest is working with pharmaceutical inventions.
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Kim McLeod
Principal
Auckland
Kim is an intellectual property litigation and enforcement specialist.
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Mark Hargreaves
Principal
Wellington
Mark heads AJ Park’s commercial team, helping clients develop a strategy, business model and agreements to sell their products and commercialise their innovations.
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Matt Adams
Principal
Wellington
Matt specialises in protecting, registering and licensing patents in the computer and information technology fields.
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Matt Devine
Principal
Auckland
Matt has particular expertise in electrical and mechanical engineering, telecommunications, and software technology.
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Michael Brown
Principal
Wellington
Objective, creative and detail-focused, Michael specialises in patents, designs, copyright and related intellectual property for Australasian and international innovators.
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Teresa Griffiths
Principal
Wellington
Teresa specialises in intellectual property law for biotechnological and pharmaceutical inventions.
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