The new Board will govern and administer the new joint licencing regime for Australian and New Zealand patent attorneys when it comes into effect in early 2017.

Candidates must be resident New Zealand patent attorneys with substantial experience, knowledge, and significant standing in New Zealand patent attorney practice.

Expressions of interest close at 5.00pm on Wednesday, 30 November 2016. For more information and details on how to apply, please visit the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website.