Patent Attorney experienced in the preparation, filing, prosecution and grant of patent applications in NZ, Australia, United States, Europe, Canada, China, South Korea and Japan, to name a few. Experience also involves oppositions before the Australian Patent Office and Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, due diligence assessments, patentability opinions, validity opinions, infringement opinions and freedom-to-operate advice. 

Specialising in the patent work relating to the mechanical, electrical and software engineering disciplines, as well as IT and business method related technologies. Some of the areas I have been actively involved in include (among others): respiratory solutions, robotics, image-processing, exercise monitoring, audio transducing, fin-tech and agricultural systems.

Discover IP is a practice specialising in obtaining Intellectual Property (IP) protection, and developing and implementing IP strategies for entrepreneurs, startups and small or medium enterprises (SMEs). Unlike large firms, we have the ability to bring an experienced IP specialist on your team. Working directly with you on your business so you can truly benefit from quality IP knowledge and service. We formulate the most appropriate IP strategies to suit your individual needs, which makes our advice personalised, extremely relevant and geared toward growing your business.