Thursday, 26 March 2026
Update on AI Use
Stay up to date with the rapidly evolving use of AI and its impact on intellectual property law. This session explores key legal developments, emerging risks, and practical considerations for advising clients on AI tools, ownership, and compliance in a changing regulatory landscape.
Presented by Jonathan Aumonier-Ward, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Learning Objectives:
- Understand recent legal developments and emerging risks relating to the use of AI in an IP context
- Identify practical considerations for advising clients on AI use, ownership, and compliance
Chair
Kate Wilson, IP Strategist, James & Wells
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Presenters
Jonathan Aumonier-Ward, Partner, Duncan CotterillJonathan is a trade mark and copyright specialist who uses his well-honed problem-solving skills and commercial approach to help his clients achieve their business goals. With over 20 years of experience, he has worked with multinationals operating in a broad range of industries, from hospitality, food and beverage, and sustainable businesses, through to technology, software and communication. He also works with non-profit and charity organisations in New Zealand and overseas. He is a highly acclaimed practitioner and was acknowledged by the World Trademark Review as one of New Zealand’s leading IP enforcement and litigation practitioners with 'a nose for commercial solutions to diverse trademark and copyright issues
Kate Wilson. IP Strategist, James & Wells
Kate Wilson is an internationally recognised IP strategist and registered patent attorney (New Zealand and Australia), with deep expertise across patents, intangible assets, and organisational IP capability. A former founding partner of James & Wells, she has advised many of New Zealand’s leading innovative companies and built extensive experience managing IP portfolios and guiding businesses on how to commercialise and protect their competitive edge. After stepping down from partnership in 2015, Kate established several successful non‑IP businesses, served on corporate boards, and developed a thriving consultancy focused on strategic IP advice. Kate is widely recognised in global IP rankings, including IAM’s Top 300 IP Strategists, and is regarded as a leader in IP education, delivering workshops and seminars in New Zealand and internationally. She is also the author of The Hidden Mechanics of IP – Demystifying Intellectual Property, released in 2025.
