Baldwins

Chris Way

Phone: +64 9 966 9761

Email: chris.way@baldwins.com

Fax:+64 9 373 2123

Position: Baldwins Intellectual Property - Senior Associate

Office: Auckland

Qualifications: BEng (Hons) MSc

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Chris joined the Auckland office of Baldwins in 2006 as a patent and designs specialist.  Before joining Baldwins, Chris was a principal associate in the London office of a UK based firm of patent attorneys.  He works primarily in the area of patents, drafting specifications and progressing applications through to grant, as well as handling oppositions and providing infringement and validity advice.

Expertise

Chris’ focus has been in the telecommunications field but he has a broad range of experience in the mechanical / electrical / electronics fields, advising start-up companies and private inventors through to multinational corporations.  His experience includes inter partes and ex parte hearings before the European Patent Office.  Chris also advises on design and copyright protection.
Chris is qualified as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney, European Trade Mark and Designs Attorney, and is currently working towards registration as a New Zealand Patent Attorney.

Affiliations

EPI (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)
CIPA (Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys) – Fellow
OHIM (Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market) - Authorised Representative
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Qualifications

1998  Master of Science (Management of Intellectual Property Law) - Queen Mary College, University of London, UK
1997  Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Manufacturing Systems) - The University of Bath, UK