Baldwins Intellectual Property has promoted Andy Locke as partner in the firm. His promotion increases the partnership to seven. Locke has more than 17 years’ experience specialising in patents and registered designs across the mechanical, electrical, telecommunications and medical technology fields. Based in the firm’s Wellington office, Andy joined Baldwins in 2012 and held the position of senior associate before being appointed as a partner. Before joining Baldwins, Locke was a partner of a UK patent attorney firm and is a qualified patent agent in the United Kingdom and Europe, and a patent attorney in New Zealand and Australia.