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Maintaining market share after your patent expires

*A patent provides up to a 20 year monopoly in an invention in return for the inventor fully disclosing the invention to the public. When the patent expires, anyone is entitled to exploit the invention. Read More

Figurative mark trampled by Red Bull

Red Bull successfully opposed the application of a mark for a horned bovine skull on a predominantly red background made by Carabao Tawandang Co Limited In Carabao Tawandang Company Limited v Red Bull GmbH (CIV-20065-485-1975, August 31 2006),... Read More

Finding the balance

The theme developed during the FICPI World Congress earlier this year revealed how many areas of intellectual property are presently in a state of imbalance. Read More

Rotary case sheds light on similarity

It looks different so where's the confusion? A judgment in the unsuccessful trade mark opposition brought by Rotary International (RI) against Carl Bird, proprietor of the trade mark Rotary Engine, has issued. Read More

Nice Agreement and Madrid Protocol

Baldwins' submissions to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee for consideration of New Zealand's accession to the Nice Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. To read the document submitted in September 2006 click here. Read More

Can You Patent An Old Dog Doing New Tricks?

The most well known New Zealand example may interest a lot of chemists This issue marks the 10 year anniversary of the Patent Proze column being published in Chemistry in New Zealand. Read More

Off the starting block

Case commentary on New Zealand's Supreme Court first patent case, as it reaches its conclusion. To read article click here. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Read More

Intellectual Property in New Zealand and Australia

With increasing globalisation and the impact of FTAs, an IP strategy that fails to include New Zealand and Australia creates a serious gap which can be exploited by competitors. Read More

Off the starting block - New Zealand's Supreme Court first patent case

A case comment on New Zealand's Supreme Court first patent case, as it reaches its conclusion. See here. This article was first published in Patent World, June 2006. Read More

A Dispute Resolution Policy for .nz Domain Names

1 June 2006 marks the beginning of a new era for. nz domain names, with the launch of InternetNZ’s. nz Dispute Resolution Service Policy. Previously anyone who objected to another’s registration of a. Read More