Physics

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

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…

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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NZ to laugh last? The spoof is in the pudding

New Zealand comedians and critics may be able to poke fun at and critique the world more freely if a Bill to amend the Copyright Act is passed. The Green Party’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill was introduced on 7 November 2024. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Copyright Act 1994...

IP update

New Zealand and China introduce Patent Prosecution Highway

On 1 November 2024, the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) launched a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme. The PPH programme is intended to run for at least two years (i.e. until 31 October 2026) and allows patent applicants to request accelerated examination of...

Innovation

Always look on the bright side of…AI

First published in Bay of Plenty Business News November 2024 edition In a recent blog post, Jonathan Tarud, the CEO of Koombea, an international digital product development company, stated1: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the major developments of our time. In particular, Machine Learning, and the implications that go with it, is shaking up many...

Innovation

Catalyst for Change – using IP Strategy to Unify Innovation Culture

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Peter Drucker – management consultant, educator, and author Within an innovative business there is often a spectrum of personality types, each with something to contribute to the business. However, each have differing mindsets and often clashing views around innovation, commercialisation and intellectual property. It is not until there is an...

Patents

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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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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