Duncan Schaut

Phone: +64 9 359 7722

Email: duncan.schaut@baldwins.com

Fax:+ 64 9 373 2123

Position: Baldwins Law Limited - Associate

Office: Auckland

Qualifications: ME (Mech), BE (Eng. Sc.), LLB

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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 particularly for mechanical and manufacturing inventions. 

He advises clients on the strategic protection of their intellectual property including filing strategies, patentability of inventions and enforcement matters both in New Zealand and overseas.   He also handles patent and design applications through to grant and registration, which includes preparing examination responses. 

Duncan also advises clients on the intellectual property of their competitors including infringement advice and due diligence.

Duncan’s industry experience comprises a range of technologies and their commercialisation namely aeronautical, building, cleantech, greentech, infrastructure, manufacturing, marine, medical devices, mining and mineral, packaging, recreational, sustainability, and transport. 

Duncan has worked as an intellectual property specialist since 2000 both in private practices and as in-house IP counsel.  This combination of experience brings a unique perspective and understanding of clients’ needs. 

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

His Masters thesis examined finite element method computer simulations and real world proof of continuous measurement apparatus for multiphase fluids.

Expertise

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

Affiliations

NZIPA - (New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys) – Fellow
DINZ - (Designers Institute of New Zealand) - Affiliate

Qualifications

Barrister & Solicitor NZ
Registered Patent Attorney (NZ & Australia)
2009 LLB - University of Auckland
1997 ME (Mech) - University of Auckland
1994 BE (Eng Sc) - University of Auckland

Articles by Duncan Schaut

• 24/02/2011 - A single patent examination for New Zealand and Australia
• 30/06/2010 - Patents back in business, at least in the US
• 31/05/2010 - Registered Designs in New Zealand: Changes allowing restoration and publication
• 31/03/2010 - Select Committee reports on new Patents Bill in New Zealand