Rosemary Wallis

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Phone: +64 9 359 7733
Fax:+64 9 373 2123
Position: Baldwins Intellectual Property - Partner
Position: Baldwins Law Limited - Director
Office: Auckland
Qualifications: BA LLB (Hons) MComLaw (Hons) DipJourn
Keys Registered Patent Attorney and Barrister & Solicitor NZ Registered Patent Attorney & Legal Practitioner Australia
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Rosemary joined the litigation and commercial team in the Baldwins Auckland office in 1999.  She has been a partner of the firm since October 2002.  She works primarily in the area of dispute resolution across all areas of intellectual property, and in the licensing and franchising fields.
Rosemary works on patent, copyright, trade mark and design disputes and litigation, provides advice on the commercialisation of intellectual property and prepares licensing and technology transfer agreements.

Expertise

Rosemary’s expertise spans both the dispute resolution area of intellectual property and broader based litigation and licensing and contracting resulting from the development and exploitation of intellectual property rights.  She is a registered patent attorney in both New Zealand and Australia. This enables her to bring complementary skills to her practice in both of these areas. She has also been engaged in branding and trade mark protection and has an interest in sports law.

Additional Experience

Employment law
Commercial litigation

Affiliations

IBA (International Bar Association) - Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Section
INTA (International Trade Marks Association)
IPSANZ (Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand) - Vice-Chairman
LESANZ (Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand)
NZIPA (New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys)
NZLS (New Zealand Law Society)
ADLS (Auckland District Law Society) - Member of Continuing Legal Education and Courts Committees

Qualifications

1999  Master of Commercial Law (Hons) - University of Auckland
1989  Bachelor of Laws (Hons) - University of Auckland
1975  Diploma in Journalism - University of Canterbury
1974  Bachelor of Arts - University of Canterbury

Achievements

  • Successfully defended first patent summary judgment case in New Zealand
  • Qualified as registered patent attorney
  • Prepared franchise agreements for new franchise systems

 

Articles by Rosemary Wallis