Duncan Schaut

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Phone: +64 9 359 7722
Fax:+ 64 9 373 2123
Position: Baldwins Intellectual Property - Associate
Office: Auckland
Qualifications: BE (Eng. Sc.) ME (Mech) LLB
Keys Registered Patent Attorney in New Zealand Registered Patent Attorney Australia
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Duncan is an Associate in the mechanical and manufacturing team in our Auckland office. He specialises in patents, registered designs and copyright.  He advises clients on strategic protection of their intellectual property and about the intellectual property of their competitors. 

Expertise

  • Mechanical and manufacturing inventions
  • Registered designs
  • Copyright
  • IP Strategy and searching
  • IP portfolio due diligence

His particular area of skill is mechanical and manufacturing inventions. He has experience in aeronautical, building, cleantech, greentech, infrastructure, manufacturing, marine, medical devices, mining and mineral, packaging, recreational, transport and related technologies and their commercialisation.  

On a daily basis Duncan advises on filing strategies for clients, patentability of inventions, and freedom to operate (infringement) and enforcement in New Zealand and overseas.   He also prepares patent and design applications and examination responses to the patent offices through to grant and registration.  

Experience

Duncan has worked as an intellectual property specialist since 2001.  In that time he has worked both in IP practices and as in-house IP counsel.  He therefore has a unique perspective and understanding of client's needs. 

Duncan completed his LLB in 2009 and is currently finishing his training for admission to the bar.

Before 2001 Duncan worked as an R&D thermal and mechanical design engineer for a multinational power electronics company.

His Masters used finite element method computer simulations and real world verification of continuous measurement apparatus for multiphase fluids.  

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