Intellectual property law firm James & Wells announces the appointment of Mike Flint as a partner in its Christchurch office.
Flint joins James & Wells from the Hong Kong office of international IP firm Marks & Clerk, where he was a partner from 2005.
Flint, a born and raised Mainlander, trained and became registered as a patent attorney in Christchurch. In the early 2000s, he moved to Hong Kong where he assisted in building the Asian practice of Marks & Clerk.
“Mike will be a great addition to our team and will provide great expertise in the electrical, electronics and software fields. His specialist knowledge of the Asian market and acquiring IP rights in China and Hong Kong will be greatly beneficial to the James & Wells team and our clients” says James & Wells managing partner Tim Walden.
Flint is experienced in drafting patent applications in the electrical, electronics and telecommunications field, and has been involved in numerous significant cases involving oppositions, patent litigation and license negotiations involving IP rights in China, Europe and the USA.
He served as a council member for the Asian Patent Attorneys Association Hong Kong Group for numerous years, and represented the Group in its submissions and feedback to the Hong Kong government in relation to the substantially revised patent law that came into force in 2019.
Flint has been consistently recognised in leading rankings for numerous years, including Managing Intellectual Property, IAM patent 1000 and Global Leaders.
“I’m excited to be back in New Zealand, and Christchurch in particular, and to be joining James & Wells during this time of rapid growth for the firm. I look forward to working with the firm’s existing clients and building a new client base,” Flint says.
Mike joins James & Wells Christchurch-based team on September 1, 2021.
