Nigel King

Direct:	+64 9 375 1177
Phone:	+64 9 379 4196
Fax:	+64 9 309 4276
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Areas of Practice

Intellectual Property

Advertising & Marketing

Qualifications

BPharm, University of Otago (1998)

Registered Pharmacist (currently non-practising) (1999)

LLB, University of Auckland (2002)

Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (2003)

Registered Patent Attorney (2006)

Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2007)

Associations

New Zealand Law Society

Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys

Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand

Nigel King

Associate, Auckland

“Intellectual property rights are vital assets for many businesses. Therefore, it is essential to provide tailor-made, pragmatic advice that is commercially relevant to the client.”

Nigel is a registered patent attorney and lawyer in Kensington Swan’s Intellectual Property team.

Prior to joining Kensington Swan, Nigel has practised in the area of intellectual property law in New Zealand and Australia, spending a number of years at one of New Zealand’s leading intellectual property law firms.

Nigel advises in all aspects of intellectual property including:

Protection and enforcement of trade mark rights.

Trade mark and branding strategies.

Border protection & seizure of counterfeit goods.

Domain name disputes.

Patents.

Intellectual property due diligences

Assignment and licensing of intellectual property rights.

Advertising, product promotion and competition reviews.

Nigel works with a wide variety of clients ranging from international companies with well known brands to collaborating with local New Zealand companies to develop and exploit their intellectual property portfolios in New Zealand and overseas.