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Tom Robertson
President, NZIPA
Pipers, Lower Hutt Office
Email trobertson@piperpat.com
Tom joined Pipers in 2002 and qualified as a Patent Attorney in 2003. Tom has been working in the Intellectual Property field since 1986 and is experienced in all Intellectual Property matters. Tom works in all areas of patent, trademark & designs law including due diligence, Patent searching, drafting and Intellectual Property legal opinion work.
Along with Tom’s substantial New Zealand IP experience Tom has also worked in Brisbane Australia where he developed and gained an extensive and first hand knowledge of Australian Intellectual Property. Tom is also a registered Patent Attorney in Australia
Tom is a member IPSANZ, APAA & BNI.
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Britta Fromow
Vice President, NZIPA
Mavin IP
Email britta.fromow@mavinip.com
Britta has worked in the intellectual property field since 2001. She qualified as a Patent Attorney in 2004 and specialises in helping her clients to protect and commercialise their intellectual property rights, particularly in the fields of mechanical and electronic engineering. Britta is also an expert in copyright and registered designs.
Britta is also a member of the New Zealand LawSociety, IPSANZ, and FICPI.
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Andrew Scott
Council, NZIPA
James & Wells, Christchurch Office
Email andrew.scott@jamesandwells.com
Andrew is a Partner at James & Wells, having lived in Christchurch since the quakes in 2011. Prior to working for James & Wells, Andrew worked for Davies Collison Cave (Australia) for 8 years. He is passionate about providing solid, commercially relevant intellectual property strategies to reduce environmental impact, improve human and animal health, develop high-tech devices and build infrastructure for the future.
Andrew as a PhD in Organic Chemistry and a Masters in Intellectual Property Law.
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Stephanie Grant
COUNCIL, NZIPA
Wellington
Email stephanie.grant@southerncrossip.com
Stephanie is a Senior Associate at Southern Cross Intellectual Property Limited. Stephanie started her IP career in 2011 at Baldwins Intellectual Property and subsequently spent five years in-house at Victoria Link Limited (now Wellington UniVentures), the commercialisation office of Victoria University of Wellington. Stephanie is a registered Trans-Tasman patent attorney and has a PhD in organometallic chemistry from the University of York, UK, and a BSc(Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug design from the University of the West of Scotland (formerly University of Paisley), UK.
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Victoria Argyle
Council, NZIPA
AJ Park, Auckland Office
Email victoria.argyle@ajpark.com
Dr Victoria Argyle is Senior Associate in the Litigation team at AJ Park and a registered patent attorney (New Zealand and Australia). Immediately prior to joining AJPark, Victoria practiced as an employed Barrister with Andrew Brown QC and acted as Junior Counsel on patent opposition and revocation matters, and trademark opposition matters before IPONZ. Prior to joining Andrew’s practice, Victoria worked as a patent attorney with Baldwins Intellectual Property in the ChemBio team.
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Rachel McDonald
COUNCIL, NZIPA
McDonald Ironside, AUCKLAND
Email rachel@ironsidemcdonald.com
Rachel has a wealth of knowledge in trade marks and beyond. She has a proven track record of providing senior level IP advice.
Rachel is registered as a Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney and Australian Trade Marks Attorney. She specialises in trade mark development, protection and enforcement in Australasia and worldwide.
Previously, Rachel was a Senior Associate at another intellectual property firm. For five years, she ran a trade mark team at this location.
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Jon Ashen
COUNCIL, NZIPA
Blue Penguin IP, Wellington
Email jon.ashen@bpip.nz
Jon has 16 years Patent Attorney experience in New Zealand and Australia.
He has previously worked as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office New Zealand.
Jon is a specialist in biological patent matters including plant variety rights (PVR). Jon has BA (Hons), MSc, PhD and is a Registered Patent Attorney (New Zealand and Australia).
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Kylie Jenner
COUNCIL, NZIPA
Zone Law, Auckland
Email kylie@zonelaw.co.nz
Before joining Zone Law, Kylie worked at another intellectual property firm both in their trade mark team, and their change management and training teams. She has experience in trade mark development, protection, and maintenance and Australasia and worldwide.
Kylie is a registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney and has a Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property and is a qualified legal executive.
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Nikki Kahn
COUNCIL, NZIPA
Fisher & Paykel Technologies, Auckland
Email nikki.kahn@fisherpaykel.com
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Ethan Harrold
Observer, NZIPA
AJ Park, Auckland
Email ethan.harrold@ajpark.com
Ethan joined AJ Park in 2023 as a Patent Executive in the firm’s Engineering & IT team. Before joining AJ Park, Ethan had five years of engineering and in-house IP experience, including two years spent working in China in an R&D-focussed role for a manufacturing company.
Ethan has a BE (Hons) majoring in mechatronics and is studying a Masters of Intellectual Property to register as a Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney.
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Elena Szentivanyi
Immediate Past President
Henry Hughes, Wellington Office
Email elena@henryhughes.co.nz
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NZIPA representatives on IPONZ Technical Focus Groups
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| Trade marks TFG Representative |
Tom Robertson
Pipers, Lower Hutt Office
Email trobertson@piperpat.com
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| Hearings TFG Representative |
Victoria Argyle
AJ Park, Auckland
Email victoria.argyle@ajpark.com
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| Patents TFG Representative |
Tom Robertson
Pipers, Lower Hutt Office
Email trobertson@piperpat.com
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