Anton Blijlevens

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ANTON BLIJLEVENS

I work at AJ Park, an IP firm where I have been for over 28 years. I\'m also a lecturer on patent drafting courses that the UN run in developing countries as well as lecturer at Auckland University law school and business school. I\'m also a regular guest lecturer at Massey Uni and AUT. I love teaching people about IP to help them utilise IP to amplify their business successes. I work with clients in the marine industry, internal combustion combustion engine designers, packaging designers and manufacturers, airlines, Agtech and Medtech, start ups, SME\'s and large corporates. I help look after their global IP protection, commercialisation, IP processes and strategy as well as due diligence work. IAM World Global Leaders 2021. and IAM WORLD Patent 20••••19. “AJ Park is unrivalled on the New Zealand patent scene; its ability to handle a high volume of extremely complex cases puts it a tier above anyone else.” Over the course of its 125-year existence, it has built up expertise in every conceivable discipline and multi-jurisdictionally qualified PhD holders feature prominently among its 50-strong staff. The breadth of its services is similarly impressive: there is nothing to do with the procurement, enforcement or exploitation of patents that it cannot handle with alacrity. Auckland partner Anton Blijlevens is a “nurturing carer” for start-ups, and an “invaluable patent manager” for some of New Zealand’s leading innovators.\"Having been with AJ Park since 1994, Mr Blijlevens has built a substantial practice and client roster that includes multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and individuals in the maritime technology, aviation, building product and packaging fields. Clients include several high-profile New Zealand companies such as Air New Zealand, Cavotec MoorMaster, Les Mills International and Rex Bionics\". IAM WORLD Strategy 30•••16 to 2019.\"Passionate about helping start-ups and early-stage companies, Mr Blijlevens was quoted in the 2015 IAM Patent as being a “nurturing carer” for start-ups and an “invaluable patent manager” for leading innovators. Asia IP named him “one of 50 patent lawyers you should know” in the Asia-Pacific region\"