Senior Associate, Auckland

Gemma Smith

Gemma Smith

Contact


Profile

Gemma specialises in all areas of intellectual property law and the provision of commercial advice in an IP context.  She provides a full range of intellectual property services for contentious and non-contentious matters including copyright, brand/trade mark protection, patents, designs, domain names and confidential information.

Having specialised in intellectual property law for over 10 years, Gemma has appeared for clients before the New Zealand High Court, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand and Australian Intellectual Property Office.

Gemma has acted for a wide array of clients including those in the telecommunication, energy and FMCG sectors. 

  • Member, New Zealand Law Society
  • Member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)


Work highlights

Providing advice, developing strategies and plans

to clear and protect new brands/refreshed brands

Trade mark and domain name searches

for various clients

Registering trade marks

in New Zealand and overseas

Acting for clients

in connection with intellectual property disputes and enforcement

Providing advice

in relation to misleading and deceptive conduct

Reviewing, drafting and negotiating

general commercial agreements and IP licensing arrangements