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About
ADVANCE IP is an intellectual property consultancy firm, serving clients in New Zealand, Australia, and globally. We collaborate with international networks of IP specialists providing strategic IP advice for local and global businesses. We have a reputation for delivering commercially valuable IP solutions tailored to meet and exceed client aspirations.
We are industry experts at advising and assisting innovators and start-ups, and work with brand creation experts, product designers, strategic design consultants, and smart and creative manufacturers.
We are committed to advising and assisting clients aspiring to establish valuable intellectual property portfolios. Contact us for a confidential and obligation free discussion on how we can add value to your business.
ADVANCE IP provides advice in areas of IP practice, including
- Trade mark and logo registrations
- Trade mark infringement actions and opposition proceedings
- Brand creation and protection, strategic portfolio management
- IP audits, searches and opinions
- Freedom to operate searches and opinions
- Patents and innovations
- Registering designs
- Due diligence and IP audit advice
- IP agreements
Ernest Schuch
Consultant
Ernest has extensive experience working with companies and corporations, small to medium business enterprises, exporters, entrepreneurs, innovators and designers, and also collaborates with a large network of international patent and trade mark attorneys. Ernest is dedicated to the effective creation and protection, commercialisation and exploitation of IP for business enterprise and success.
Qualifications
- Law Degree, University of Canterbury
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Canterbury
- NZCE (electrical eng.)
- Registered Patent Attorney (NZ, AU)
Memberships
- New Zealand Intellectual Property Attorneys Inc.
- European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)