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Baldwins Intellectual Property
Baldwins Law Limited
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Registered Patent Attorney in New Zealand
Registered Patent Attorney Australia
Barrister & Solicitor NZ
Registered Patent Attorney and Barrister & Solicitor NZ
Registered Patent Attorney & Legal Practitioner Australia
Registered Patent Attorney U.K. / E.U.
Registered Patent Attorney and Lawyer U.S.A.
Registered Patent Agent in Singapore
Kate Duckworth
Kate is a registered patent attorney and barrister and solicitor. Kate specialises in intellectual property litigation and advises on trade marks, passing off, Fair Trading Act, border protection, domain name, patent, design and copyright disputes. Kate also provides advice on the commercial aspects of intellectual property.
Kate frequently represents clients before the Commissioner at hearings held in the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand and in the High Court. She has been involved in cases in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Expertise
Enforcement of intellectual property rights and dispute resolution.
Affiliations
NZIPA (New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys) - Fellow
IPSANZ (Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand)
Qualifications
2002 Master of Laws (Hons) - Victoria University of Wellington
1999 Bachelor of Laws - Victoria University of Wellington
Articles by Kate Duckworth
- 10/06/2010 - "HEARING CARE" succeeds
- 26/03/2010 - Deadlines in proceedings before the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
- 10/03/2010 - Case commentary: Lucas v Peterson
- 08/03/2010 - Case commentary: Muir Electrical v Good Guys
- 15/10/2009 - Foster’s Fails to Prevent Registration of FIJI BEER Trade Marks
- 01/09/2009 - McDonald’s fails to prevent registration of an arch logo
- 01/09/2009 - Mc’Donald’s fails to prevent registration of “arch” trade mark
- 30/07/2009 - Copyright Act 1994 - revised proposal for section 92A
- 09/06/2009 - Is it the distinctiveness of the essential feature that really matters?
- 08/06/2009 - Government to overhaul IP legislation
- 08/04/2009 - New Zealand signs 12-country free trade agreement
- 31/03/2009 - The end of the essential feature test?
- 17/03/2009 - Court interprets non-use provisions
- 13/03/2009 - Court awards impractical injunction
- 03/02/2009 - TICK TOCK not similar to TIC TAC says appeal court
- 17/12/2008 - Australia - New Zealand: copyright/design overlap
- 10/10/2008 - PUREBABY decision: the end of the essential feature test
- 01/07/2008 - Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act
- 21/04/2008 - New Zealand and China Free Trade Agreement
- 14/02/2008 - Genealogy services not similar to services to trace living relatives
- 07/02/2008 - Great Barrier Air banned from using its name
- 04/02/2008 - Application to register mark by co-owner deemed to be in bad faith
- 01/02/2008 - Supreme Court hears first trade mark case
- 24/12/2007 - Not so Happy Valley
- 21/12/2007 - Convention Priority or Registrability First?
- 17/12/2007 - Yellow Pages, Books and Ducks.
- 03/12/2007 - Guide to Intellectual Property for Maori Organisations and Communities
- 30/11/2007 - Build-a-Bear Workshop – Premature Rejection
- 30/08/2007 - Hearings Officer’s Views to be Given Weight by Appellate Courts
- 30/08/2007 - Is it “Use” of a Trade Mark if it is Not Used on the Goods?
- 30/08/2007 - TICK TOCK for Tea Too Similar to TIC TAC for Confectionery
- 02/02/2007 - New Zealand revamps IP regime
- 22/11/2006 - Figurative mark trampled by Red Bull
- 16/05/2006 - MAX mark screened from IMAX opposition
- 22/03/2006 - Plant Variety Rights
- 01/03/2006 - Appellant Wins Battle Only to Lose the War
- 01/07/2003 - Comparative advertising