Anton Gibson

Anton has worked in the IP field since 1997, and joined AJ Park in 1999. He works in the Auckland office's life sciences patent practice, where he is focused on delivering practical, commercially relevant advice to clients.

Highly regarded as an IP strategist in the life sciences and biotech space, Anton has worked with New Zealand’s leading crown research institutes and the largest corporate, Fonterra.

Expertise

Anton's practice involves a variety of technologies and patent law issues focused on:

protein therapeutics
small molecule therapeutics
medical foods
pharmaceuticals
microorganisms
molecular biology tools
diagnostic tools
clean technology
bioremediation
chemical processing
food technology
food chemistry
dairy technology
packaging technology
biological pest control.

Anton's work includes:

advising on IP strategy and commercialisation
preparing and managing patent portfolios to implement defensive and offensive strategies
assessing patent infringement and validity issues
IP audits and assisting companies to develop and implement a corporate IP strategy
providing general business advice in relation to patent strategy and portfolio management
advising on intellectual property due diligence to support investment decisions.

Anton works with a wide range of clients in life sciences and biotechnology, including start-ups, universities, research institutes, corporates, and small to medium businesses.

Accolades

Anton has been named in the IAM Strategy 300 as a world-leading IP strategist every year for the past four years.

Anton’s recent industry accolades include being:

ranked as a 'notable practitioner' in Managing IP's IP STARS for 2023.
highlighted in the IAM Patent 1000 2019 as "an extremely adroit portfolio manager and enforcer of patents".
ranked as a patent star in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2019 IP Stars list of leading IP practitioners in New Zealand.
selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best LawyersTM in New Zealand 2020 in the field of IP law.
listed as a ‘leading individual’ in The Legal 500’s 2019 Asia Pacific guide.
recognised by his peers as being amongst the world’s best and brightest IP practitioners in the WIPR Leaders 2019 handbook.
IAM Strategy 300 winner for 2021.
named a Global Leader in the IAM Strategy 300 guide for 2022.
noted as a recommended individual in IAM Patent 1000 for 2023.