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Posted on 23/07/2010 by
Recent rumours that there could be a re-wording of the exclusion of computer programs from patentability have been quashed by Commerce Minister Simon Power. Read More
Posted on 08/07/2010
As is the case in Australia, New Zealand's patent law is currently being revised, though the New Zealand reforms are much further through the parliamentary system. Read More
Posted on 29/06/2010 by
With the excitement in New Zealand growing as the Rugby World Cup 2011 and World Rowing Championships 2010 draw near, businesses and individuals are finding themselves grappling with the practicalities of the Major Events Management Act 2007 (“the... Read More
Posted on 10/06/2010 by
The New Zealand High Court recently awarded an interim injunction preventing National Hearing Care (New Zealand) Limited (“National Hearing”) from using a stylised version of “national hearingcare” in certain regions of New Zealand - Hearing Care Manawatu Ltd... Read More
Posted on 04/06/2010 by
Progress towards an updated Patents Act in New Zealand took another step forward late last month with the issuing of the Commerce Select Committee's report on the draft Patents Bill (reported recently in MIP). Read More
Posted on 31/05/2010 by
New Zealand has amended the Designs Act 1953 (the Designs Act) to allow: restoration of lapsed registered designs;restoration of lapsed registered design applications; andpublication of registered design application details. Read More
Posted on 21/05/2010 by
The Supreme Court in a recent decision clarified the basis on which ERMA could withhold information from the public in relation to hazardous substances. Read More
Posted on 21/05/2010 by
In the same way real estate is frequently mortgaged as security to raise loans, it is also common practice for lenders or creditors in commercial transactions to require securities be given over business assets other than land,... Read More
Posted on 12/05/2010 by
A single publication in a catalogue imported by a New Zealand company has been enough to stop a patent being granted to a Christchurch company for a doorstop. Read More
Posted on 26/04/2010 by
The first charges have been laid under the Major Events Management Act 2007 (“the Act”) after the New Zealand Customs Service intercepted a shipment of 1000 t-shirts bearing one of the International Rugby Board logos protected under the... Read More