Our Professionals

Theodore Doucas

Theodore Doucas is the Principal Consultant for ZONE IP. He is a former Assistant Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs at the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand and a former business owner so is uniquely positioned to understand the needs of business owners in protecting their intellectual property rights. He is also a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) and the International Trademark Owners Association (INTA).

Karen Doucas

Karen is our Marketing and Operations Director.

Karen started her career in Australia working as Operations Manager for a large pharmaceutical company gaining strong marketing and operations experience in the Australian market. She has also worked in the New Zealand government and has spent the last 10 years working in the New Zealand charity sector helping to raise millions of dollars for local charities.

Karen is a Board member for the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ) and is also a member of the Wellington Rotary Club, BNI and the International Trademark Owners Association (INTA).

Karen's focus at Zone IP is on marketing the company and on the overall strategic direction of the company.

Chris Naziris

Chris Naziris is a Senior Consultant for ZONE IP. After training with a Q.C., Chris worked at the interface of government regulation and the private sector in New Zealand. He spent a several years in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, project managing legal and intellectual property aspects of the sale and purchase of over €3 billion worth of commercial property.

He has extensive experience working in the Middle East for a New Zealand company and in drafting and project managing the sale and purchase of intellectual property. He is a member of the International Trademark Owners Association (INTA).