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We have experience advising clients on many technologies that use physics, our patent expertise in this specialist area is highly sought after.

Physics Expertise

As one of the few firms in Australasia with an attorney having an academic qualifications in physics, our patent expertise in this specialist area is highly sought after.

We have experience advising clients on many technologies that use physics, including in fields like superconductors, space propulsion systems, optics, magnetism, thermodynamics and fluid flow.

The Physics team at James & Wells can help you to formulate and execute a patent filing strategy, advise in relation to other parties’ IP rights and help you to commercialise your rights, or defend them in court.

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Jonathan Lucas

Partner

Jonathan Lucas

Jonathan heads James & Wells’ Patents Team specialising in mechanical engineering, electronics, physics, telecommunications and software. He has a strong academic background in physics and many years’ patent attorney experience working across all these fields. He specialises in drafting patent…

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Kate Wilson

Consultant – IP Strategist

Kate Wilson

Kate, a former founding partner of James & Wells, is a registered patent attorney (in New Zealand and Australia), has degrees in physics and chemistry, and is internationally recognised as a leading IP strategist with particular experience in patent matters….

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Best method requirement in Australian and New Zealand Patent Law

A recent decision of Justice Burley in the Federal Court of Australia[1] has shone a light on the requirement of a patentee to disclose the best method of implementing his/her/its invention. In Australia[2], as in New Zealand[3], it is a requirement for the valid grant of patent rights that the patentee discloses “the best method...

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Changes to IP Australia Official Fees

IP Australia have announced changes to their patent fee procedure which will be effective from 1st October 2024. These changes include incremental fee increases (+10-20%) for patent prosecution and large increases in opposition fees (up to 100%). The most significant change is to bring forward the timing as to when excess claim fees are incurred....

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Food Technology Patent Activity in Australia

The food manufacturing sector is the largest of Australia’s manufacturing industries, and has experienced significant government investment and growth in recent years[1]. Alongside this, patent filings in the food technology field in Australia have more than doubled in less than ten years, and as of 2021 (the last year for which there is complete patent...

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Software modifications to strength testing device sufficient to circumvent infringement

Muscle strength testing can be used to provide guidance as to when it is safe for a subject to return from an injury or to proactively identify muscle weaknesses that may pose injury risks. Strength testing has become commonplace in elite sport and is filtering down to amateur level, increasing the market for testing equipment....

Trade marks

2024…new year, new opportunities?

First published in Bay of Plenty Business News January 2024 edition “Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems” (Sun Tzu) “Every time. Every, single, time. There has got to be a better way!” So you grumpily say to yourself as another pair of trousers is ruined from spilt bleach. Whatever the circumstances, if you are...
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Since 1979, James & Wells has been at the forefront of innovation in Australasia. We are here to help you grow, leverage and protect your IP. Our depth of experience ranges from managing large IP portfolios for international corporations, right through to protecting the ideas of start-ups, and everything in between. No matter the size of your organisation, James & Wells are here to be your dedicated Champions of Innovation®.

We are a full-service IP firm – that means you will find everything you need to protect your IP just by working with us. We will help you with patents, trade marks, litigation and IP strategy – our people are externally recognised as some of the best in the business, and they work together to bring you custom-built IP solutions that are tailored exactly to your needs. When you work with James & Wells, you know you’re in a safe pair of hands, with a highly experienced team supporting you.

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