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James & Wells Champions of Kiwi Innovation

Friday 30 June 2017, 3:37PM

By Beckie Wright

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James & Wells are THE champions of Kiwi innovation, and have grown to be the dominant intellectual property firm acting for New Zealanders. They understand business, they understand Kiwi business and they understand intellectual property law, after they wrote the book!

All of the partners of James & Wells Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys are registered patent attorneys and subject to the Code of Practice and disciplinary procedure of the Institute of Patent Attorneys. Similarly, all of the partners of James & Wells Lawyers are lawyers and, therefore, subject to the ethical constraints and disciplinary procedures of the New Zealand Law Society. Some of their partners are both registered patent attorneys and lawyers and are a partner in both practices.

The reason why they are so passionate is that it’s sad but true; historically Kiwis haven’t made the most of their great ideas. Maybe because most people don’t realise that 80% of the value of their business is in intangible assets. This is why they have focused their firm on helping their clients make the most of these valuable assets. 

So yes, they are intellectual property experts, but they are also business strategists, scientists, engineers, accountants, lawyers and commercialisation specialists. They are all committed to the same goal – making sure Kiwi innovation makes it big on the world stage. 

To add real value the team at James & Wells need to know your business from the inside out, so they have to ask a lot of questions. Their ‘Enquiry meeting information sheet’ was designed to make the getting-to-know-you stage of their relationship easier from the start. However, before they can indulge in the interesting stuff (finding out about your innovation), they have to do some business house keeping. They need to make sure they have your correct details on their ‘Account application form’ and that they are working with the right parties.

James & Wells’ ‘Terms of engagement’ defines how they will work together with their client, and they apologise that it is so lengthy, but the Law Society insists upon it. However, getting these formalities out of the way at the very start means they are free to concentrate on your business needs, so to find out more about JAWS and their copywrite services, please visit the website at http://www.jaws.co.nz .