

Henry Hughes (born London 12 June 1833 – died Wellington, New Zealand 4 June 1896) was educated at University College, London, where he received certificates of honour in civil engineering and architecture. Main areas of practice: Trade Marks, Copyright, Fair Trading Act, Passing Off Registered Patent Attorney (New Zealand and Australia), Registered Trade Mark Attorney (Australia), Barrister and Solicitor Main areas of practice: Trade Marks, Copyright, Licensing, Fair Trading Act, Passing Off Directors: David Moore LLB, BAīarrister and Solicitor, New Zealand Enrolled barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia The firm represented four of the successful plaintiffs in the judicial review proceedings that resulted in the New Zealand Court of Appeal's finding that Swiss-type claims are allowable in New Zealand.
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A landmark case was the success in the early 1990's in which the use of a protruding tab located on the structural seam of a patch pocket on jeans was found to infringe a trade mark owned by Levi Strauss & Co. The firm has been active and successful at the High Court and Court of Appeal levels with notable successes in patent and trade mark cases. Clients who have utilised the services of the law firm have found it both efficient and cost-effective.
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With the presence of this associated law firm, we offer a full range of litigation services covering all aspects of intellectual property law and practice. was set up to handle the increasing volume of litigation, copyright and licensing work. Henry Hughes is the trading name of Henry Hughes IP Limited, a privately owned limited liability company registered in New Zealand and regulated by the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board. Henry Hughes IP Limited is registered as an Incorporated Patent Attorney under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth). We look forward with enthusiasm to continuing and developing this tradition in the future. We are proud to have among our clients a diverse range of multinational and New Zealand companies including, pharmaceutical, electronic, food, and clothing companies as well as clients in the entertainment industry.įor over a hundred years Henry Hughes has provided quality service. We are independent and take conflicts seriously. We recognise, as a fundamental goal, the need to develop and further the interests of our clients. All work is carried out by our principals or under their direct and close supervision. While expanding to meet our client needs, we have not forgotten our roots and provide a personal touch to our services and interactions with clients. We aim to provide to clients prompt, excellent and cost-effective services and solutions. We have experienced and well qualified principals and staff, with a considerable range of qualifications. His many other unpatented inventions included a motorcycle, recording machine, potato planter, topdresser and two sorts of music box.įrom these humble beginnings, the present firm has developed. Pearse later invented (but did not fly) a “convertiplane”, with a tilting engine to allow for vertical take-off and landing, and was granted New Zealand Patent No. 21476 was granted to Pearse, a Temuka farmer, for “an improved aerial or flying machine”, describing the first known ailerons (moveable flaps on the wings).

Henry Hughes, a steam engine inventor, and we are proud to be the first firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in New Zealand.Īmongst the firm’s early clients was Richard Pearse, the inventor of a flying machine in which, it is claimed, Pearse achieved the world’s first powered flight in March 1903 – some nine months before the Wright brothers. The firm Henry Hughes Limited was established in 1882 by Mr.
