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Baldwins Intellectual Property
Baldwins Law Limited
Key
Registered Patent Attorney in New Zealand
Registered Patent Attorney Australia
Barrister & Solicitor NZ
Registered Patent Attorney and Barrister & Solicitor NZ
Registered Patent Attorney & Legal Practitioner Australia
Registered Patent Attorney U.K. / E.U.
Registered Patent Attorney and Lawyer U.S.A.
Registered Patent Agent in Singapore
Deborah Kessell-Haak
Deborah joined Baldwins in November 2005. Prior to this, Deborah worked in the litigation team of major commercial law firm for four years. Deborah works with a wide range of local and international clients spanning, in particular, the cosmetics, entertainment, clothing, and food and beverage industries.
Expertise
Deborah’s principal area of practice is trade marks and brand protection including counterfeiting and border protection measures. She also provides advice in respect of commercial agreements, passing off, copyright, and the Fair Trading Act. Coming to Baldwins from a major commercial law firm, Deborah also has experience in general commercial law and dispute resolution including intellectual property litigation, company, insolvency and media law and trade practices legislation.
Affiliations
RSNZ (Royal Society of New Zealand)
Qualifications
2001 Bachelor of Laws - Victoria University of Wellington
1994 Master of Science (Hons) (Plant Molecular Biology) - University of Auckland
1992 Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) - University of Auckland