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Presenters

Professor Alpana Roy, PhD, Dean and Professor of Law, Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato
Alpana has extensive experience in Australian and international intellectual property and commercial law, having worked in top-tier corporate law firms in Sydney, internationally, as well as for various private and public sector bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). An accredited mediator, Alpana has practised both as a solicitor and a barrister at the Sydney Bar, having been involved in several leading cases in the Federal Court of Australia. Alpana’s areas of research expertise include intellectual property and IT law, internet and domain name law, traditional and Indigenous knowledge, and alternative dispute resolution. Alpana has held academic positions at various universities and is a commissioned author for several major legal publishers including Oxford University Press, LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, Federation Press, and CCH. Her professional memberships include the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and the New Zealand and the International Trademark Association. Alpana’s recent contributions to the literature include European Intellectual Property Review article “Intellectual property laws and Māori culture and identity: recent developments in New Zealand on the Ko Aotearoa Tēnei Report” and the book Legal Issues in Information Technology, which she co-authored.


Laura Carter, Barrister, Sangro Chambers
Laura is a barrister specialising in commercial and intellectual property disputes. She has extensive experience advising on a wide range of IP issues, and acting on contentious trademark, patent, copyright, Fair Trading Act and other consumer law disputes. She has regularly appeared before IPONZ, in the High Court, and in the Court of Appeal. Laura is a registered patent attorney (Australia and New Zealand).


Blake Carey, Senior Associate, AJ Park Law
Blake is a member of the Commercial and Litigation team based out of AJ Park Law’s Wellington office.  Blake holds a First-Class Honours Law degree, and a BA from the University of Canterbury. Blake's role involves advising clients on a range of IP matters including trade marks, copyright, and consumer law.  While specialising in dispute resolution, Blake also has experience drafting and negotiating long-term trade mark licences, as well as enterprise software agreements (particularly software-as-a-service). In 2024 Blake was named a Rising Star by NZ Lawyer in recognition of his legal expertise, commercial acumen, and client service. Prior to joining AJ Park, Blake worked at Chapman Tripp in the Commercial Technology team, and then as an in-house counsel for Z Energy Limited, New Zealand’s largest fuel distributor. Blake has an active interest in the intersection of IP law and indigenous rights.  His most recent article on this topic, “How is traditional Māori knowledge recognised within New Zealand’s IP system?” can be found on the AJ Park website. Blake frequently publishes commentary in the IP space and was named Lexology Legal Influencer Q3: 2023 in IP – Australasia.


David Moore, Director, Henry Hughes Intellectual Property Australia & New Zealand
David has been an Intellectual Property practitioner for over 25 years having practised in the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, focusing on non-contentious intellectual property protection and commercialisation. David's expertise includes providing strategic advice on trade mark portfolio management, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications in multiple jurisdictions, advising on the availability and feasibility of new brands, managing trade mark opposition and revocation cases, negotiation and settlement of IP disputes and preparing multijurisdictional coexistence and settlement agreements. David's experiences in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East have given him an international perspective on intellectual property law. David has been active in the International Trademark Association (INTA) for many years and is currently co-chair of the Asia Pacific Subcommittee of the INTA Bulletins Committee. He’s also on the IPONZ convened Trade Mark Technical Focus Group. David is a co-author of the trade mark section of the LexisNexis Practical Guidance, Intellectual Property module.


Dr Victoria Argyle, Special Counsel, AJ Park Law
Victoria brings to the litigation team at AJ Park a unique blend of scientific expertise and legal acumen. She holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry, a bachelor’s degree in law, and is a registered patent attorney. Utilising her science background, Victoria particularly enjoys learning about new and emerging technologies, and assisting clients in resolving patent related disputes. This can include challenging a competitor’s patent in New Zealand or overseas or working with clients to defend or enforce their patent rights. Prior to joining AJ Park, Victoria served as an employed barrister at Andrew Brown KC, where she acted as Junior Counsel on patent opposition and revocation matters, and trade mark opposition matters. Her role included providing general patent advice concerning possible infringement and regulatory matters, assisting clients with filing and prosecuting trade mark applications through to acceptance, maintaining trade mark registrations, and providing advice to clients concerning copyright, the Fair Trading Act and passing off. Prior to this, Victoria worked as a Patent Attorney at Baldwins (now AJ Park) in the Chembio team, giving her experience in the prosecution of patent applications through to acceptance and grant. Contributing to the IP industry, Victoria is a committee member for the New Zealand Intellectual Property Association (NZIPA) and New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) IP.