Helping you take your ideas further.
We're a boutique intellectual property firm for makers, manufacturers & technology companies, specialising in protecting & commercialising engineering technologies.
What we doWe’re about boots on the ground, not names on the door.
We do things differently. We believe in simple and streamlined processes. In using systems that allow us to move quickly. And in technology that makes IP more tangible.
We know good work is built on good relationships, so that's our focus. We’re as comfortable advising stakeholders as we are talking product design with engineers.
We're all about the gritty, technical parts of intellectual property.
Our core services lie at the intersection of IP and the physical sciences. From individual inventors to large corporates, we can offer expertise in navigating your IP in a genuinely personalised way.
Identification of IP
Audits to identify IP in your business. Searching and advice to determine what IP protection may be available. Developing plans to implement appropriate IP protection.
IP Procurement
Patent drafting and registered design preparation offered locally with the demands of global markets in mind. Patent and registered design filings in New Zealand, Australia, and globally through networks of trusted associates.
Portfolio Management
Centralised strategic input on, and local management of, global IP portfolios. Harmonisation of prosecution across multiple jurisdictions. Targeting and maximisation of value from existing portfolios. Identification of portfolio gaps bracketing opportunities.
Commercialisation
Navigating a product or service’s route to market through IP risk identification and management, including freedom to operate searching and analysis.
IP Strategy
A fresh appraisal of your business’s assets and how to integrate IP to accelerate your business plans. Identification of key technical value drivers, development of wholistic protection strategies, and implementation of them.
Commercial Intelligence
Either one-off or ongoing monitoring of IP landscapes and competitor activity to inform IP strategy and broader business decision making.
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Certainty for innovators
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Specialists in engineering technologies
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Streamlined & simplified processes
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If you’re looking for a fresh approach, you’re in the right place.
We leave old-fashioned conventions behind. You won’t find paper files here. No disbursements for printing or office supplies. No letters attached for the sake of formality, because nobody likes opening an attachment to read what could have been in an email.
Our clients choose us as much for our pragmatic approach as for our technical & legal expertise.
Brook Dyer
Senior Associate
Brook has particular experience in the protection of hi-tech products, the management of large IP portfolios, and the considerations of risk relating to competitors' IP rights during development of new products. His clients span many technical areas including computer systems, robotics, medical devices, and software.
+64 9 558 2077 brook.dyer@flintIP.com More about Brook
John Simpson
Principal
John’s practice covers a broad range of IP issues, primarily in relation to electrical, mechatronics, and computer technologies. He has considerable experience advising on and managing large, global IP portfolios and managing risk in bringing new products to market. John has deep technical experience in the field of medical devices, as well as in relation to software, control systems, signal processing, and technology standards.
+64 21 555 145 john.simpson@flintIP.com More about John
Scott Pollok
Principal
Scott practices across a range of mechanical and electrical technical areas. He advises across patent, registered design, and strategic IP matters. Scott has particular experience advising on IP matters in relation to medical devices, agricultural machinery, robotics, construction hardware and consumables, packaging, and home appliances.
+64 21 662 216 scott.pollok@flintIP.com More about Scott
Sam Mackay-Wright
Patent Executive
Sam is a Patent Executive on the Flint IP team. With several years part-time experience in IP before joining Flint IP, Sam is currently studying to become a qualified patent attorney.
sam.mackaywright@flintIP.com More about SamLet’s start the conversation.
We’re intellectual property experts in practice. But we’re technology geeks at heart. And we’d like to hear more about whatever it is you’re building.
Our offices
Unit 122, 20 Park Avenue
Ellerslie
Auckland 1051