Lowndes Associates
Name
  Mark Lowndes (contact Lowndes Associates)
Address
  Level 5, Lowndes Associates House, 18 Shortland Street
Telephone
  +64 9 373 3331
Fax
  +64 9 3733423
 Lowndes Associates is a leading New Zealand corporate and commercial law firm based in the heart of Auckland City’s central business district. The firm comprises carefully selected teams of industry-leading specialists. Together they reinforce the firm’s reputation as a law firm with a strong sense of commerce. We pride ourselves on our ability to integrate specialist input from different areas of the law into seamless advice focussed on what matters - the commercial outcome. Many of the firm’s lawyers have second degrees in business and management, and have qualifications and major international firm experience, including in Asia, Europe, the United States, the UK and Australia. The firm has an extensive international practice. We maintain a network of trusted associates around the world so we can assist clients with business in virtually any commercial center. Lowndes Associates is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing commercial law firms. We are recognised as a leader in leveraging the highest standards of professionalism and technical expertise with: - A thorough understanding of each client’s business; - Exceptional levels of accessibility and responsiveness; - A focus on collaborating with our clients as partners rather than technicians, and maintaining a strong personal rapport with our clients’ team members; - Innovative thinking; and - Cost sensitivity. Lowndes Associates is one of a few New Zealand commercial law firms employing patent attorneys. They bring a range of scientific qualifications and expertise, and the ability to prosecute patents and trade marks around the world. By combining these skills with our commercial law expertise we deliver a seamless global intellectual property protection and commercialisation offering. Our client relationships are often customized to maximise the value we deliver. For example, we provide secondments, retainer and fixed fee arrangements and in-house training programmes. In line with our commitment to excellence in client service, Lowndes Associates has a strong management and quality assurance culture. We invest heavily in technology to maximise the excellence and efficiency of our professional work. The firm handles transactions and litigation matters ranging from those worth hundreds of millions of dollars to those of less than a million dollars. Lowndes Associates counts amongst its clients some of the world’s leading corporations. We also advise larger SMEs, high net worth individuals and start-ups which will become some of the country’s future success stories.
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A J Park Lawyers
Name
  Sean Neely (contact A J Park Lawyers)
Address
  PO Box 565
Telephone
  00649 3566996
Fax
  0064 9 356 6990
 A J Park is New Zealand’s leading intellectual property law firm. With around 200 staff in our Auckland and Wellington offices, we are also New Zealand’s largest. We advise on all aspects of intellectual property (IP). We can advise you at each stage of the process, from invention (developing your idea), capture (identifying the IP rights in your innovation), evaluation (assessing if your IP rights are worth protecting), protection (filing trade mark, patent and design applications), enforcement (stopping others using your IP and taking action if they do) and commercial opportunities (identifying and negotiating commercial contracts to maximise returns for your IP). Established in 1891, we have a proven track record working with New Zealand’s most innovative organisations. A J Park employs a third of New Zealand’s registered patent attorneys. Dedicated teams specialise in a range of technologies that include biotechnology, chemistry, software and electronics, and mechanical and electrical engineering. We have the experience, size and technical expertise to give you the best intellectual property advice and legal protection. We protect and enhance our client’s IP using all the tools available to us: technical experience and expertise, practical skills, legal rigour, technology, management systems, networks, a culture of innovation, and a passion for what we do. Our teams facilitate cultural change in our clients' organisations to maximise IP strategies. Our teams are equipped with the technical background and skills to understand your cutting-edge inventions and keep up-to-date with the latest developments. We translate that understanding into practical IP advice. Should your IP rights be threatened, our skilled litigation team acts incisively to protect your interests. We are committed to maximising financial returns to our clients by exploiting the commercial potential of their IP. We advise on licensing, franchising and commercial contractural arrangements.
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