Dr Victoria Argyle

Dr Victoria Argyle

Special Counsel \ AJ Park IP Law Limited, Auckland

Victoria is a Special Counsel in AJ Park’s Litigation team and assists clients in litigation matters concerning all areas of intellectual property.

Previous to Victoria's role at AJ Park, she practised as an employed barrister with Andrew Brown QC, acting as Junior Counsel on patent opposition and revocation matters, and trade mark opposition matters. Victoria's role included providing general patent advice concerning possible infringement and regulatory matters, as well as assisting with filing trade mark applications, prosecuting trade mark applications through to acceptance, and maintaining trade mark registrations. Victoria also assisted Andrew in the provision of advice to clients concerning copyright, the Fair Trading Act and passing off.

Prior to that, Victoria practised as a patent attorney in the Chembio team at Baldwins (which was acquired by AJ Park in 2020). Victoria was promoted to Special Counsel in July 2024.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Chemistry), University of Otago
  • BSc (Hons), University of Otago
  • LLB, University of Otago
  • Registered Patent Attorney (Australia and New Zealand)
  • Registered Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
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