About

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Our services go beyond registration, offering holistic solutions for clients' intellectual property (IP) needs. By leveraging extensive corporate and commercial expertise, we secure and protect IP assets while recommending optimal structures and agreements to mitigate risks and unlock the true value of this crucial yet often undervalued business asset against potential third-party exploitation. Whether it’s registered protection or restructuring, our practical, proactive advice is tailored to achieve clients' objectives in a straightforward, commercial manner.

We specialise in commercialising and safeguarding IP, recognising its critical role in business success. In a global branding environment, strategic and sensible guidance is essential, and our approach ensures clients are equipped to protect and unlock their IP’s full potential. When disputes arise, we advocate strongly but always prioritise commercial strategies to achieve positive outcomes through effective dispute resolution.

As a leading corporate, commercial, and dispute resolution law firm focused on technology, media, and IP, our expertise and scale provide a distinctive edge. From setting up legal entities, securing funding, and registering trademarks to negotiating agreements, creating employee share schemes, and eventually selling the business. No other firm in New Zealand can do this at the scale and with the understanding of the underlying issues of the business in the way that we can.

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Intellectual Property - New Zealand

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What the Team is Known For

Hudson Gavin Martin is a dedicated IP and TMT firm advising on all aspects of IP, with considerable experience acting for technology and media sector clients on copyright disputes and unauthorised broadcasting. It acts for a wide-ranging clientele, from early-stage startups to established SMEs and multinational businesses. The team is well-equipped to advise on the commercial exploitation of IP, including licensing and sponsorship agreements. It handles brand protection and counterfeiting prevention for apparel and pharmaceutical companies, among others. Hudson Gavin Martin is capable of handling IP disputes and the enforcement of IP rights.

Work Highlights

  • Hudson Gavin Martin acted for One New Zealand Group in trade mark opposition and revocation proceedings filed by Television New Zealand.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jason Rudkin-Binks
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Jason Rudkin-Binks
Head of Intellectual Property
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Jason Rudkin-Binks is regularly instructed on non-contentious IP issues, with a particular focus on portfolio management for international and national businesses, including brand protection and development as well as strategic advice.

Jason has excellent commercial awareness. I can send his advice unedited to the business as he strikes the right balance between protecting our legal rights and reaching a commercial outcome.

Tim Mahood
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Tim Mahood
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Tim Mahood frequently assists clients with infringement cases as well as with the IP aspects of corporate transactions.

Tim is like an extension of our in-house legal team. He understands business objectives and is seamlessly linked with what we are trying to achieve whilst also providing the important external lens.

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Jason Rudkin-Binks
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Jason Rudkin-Binks
Head of Intellectual Property
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Band 2
Tim Mahood
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Tim Mahood
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Band 3

Members

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Clients

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APRA New Zealand

Genesis Energy Limited

IAG New Zealand (IAG NZ)

Legend Story Studios

Loyalty Solutions Limited

NIWA

One New Zealand Group Limited

The Collective

University of Otago

Vector

Industries

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AI and Emerging Tech

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