James & Wells

Our culture and ethos is dedicated to ensuring that clever thinking gets the recognition it deserves.
We are a passionate bunch to work alongside. Our team of intellectual property experts include scientists, engineers, accountants, business strategists, lawyers, and commercialisation specialists dedicated to championing innovation, not just locally, but on a global scale.
Our vision is to be the most sought-after intellectual property firm across Australia & New Zealand.
A bit about us
Our reason for being is to support innovative businesses ? helping them grow locally and internationally.

With 75% of our clients based in Australasia, we know how to obtain and enforce effective IP rights in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Starting out with just one patent attorney in 1979, James & Wells has since grown to become one of Australasia's largest independent intellectual property firms.

We are experts in all aspects of intellectual property. We go the extra mile to provide clients with connections to the right people, funding and investment opportunities, and offer strategic business advice. We facilitate valuable networking events and educate on the use of intellectual property to grow business.

We have a large and formidable intellectual property litigation team. We employ leading experts in all major technical fields and are the go-to firm for doing business in Asia. We are a top ranked patent and trade mark filer and have won many prestigious international awards.

We share our comprehensive knowledge of intellectual property laws by writing and updating authoritative legal texts (used by law schools and other lawyers) and producing numerous learned articles.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
IP	7
IP - Patent	2
Litigation - General (consumer)	1
Other	1