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Posted on 21/07/2010 by
This article was published in the January issue of CiNZ, the professional journal of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. 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 19/05/2010 by
This recent decision of the High Court of Australia addresses the meaning of "aggrieved" or "person aggrieved" i. e. standing to bring cancellation or removal proceedings against a registered trade mark. Read More
Posted on 19/04/2010 by
Last year a prominent business writer, when writing about failed finance company Provincial Finance Company Limited, confused that company with another company of the same name, but which had been struck off in 1996. Read More
Posted on 13/04/2010 by
The New Zealand position on use of another’s trade marks as online keywords remains uncertain. Whilst local judicial guidance on the issue is limited, it remains a hot issue in the market. Read More
Posted on 24/12/2009
A Florida based company has been issuing invoices to patent and trade mark applicants for services that have no value. See WIPO press release. Read More
Posted on 25/11/2009 by
In China, good brand protection is vital for business protection. If you use your brand in China without registering it as a trade mark somebody else might use your brand with relative impunity. Read More
Posted on 15/10/2009 by
In 2007 Flour Mills of Fiji Limited filed two trade mark applications for logos containing the words FIJI BEER: Fiji Beer Fiji Beer Foster’s Group Pacific Limited (“Fosters”) a well known Australian beer producer opposed... Read More
Posted on 01/09/2009 by
In June 2008 the case of Intellectual Property Development Corporation Pty Limited v Primary Distributors New Zealand Limited (CIV-2006-404-4695, Auckland High Court, 24 April 2008, Asher J) in the High Court was reported. Read More
Posted on 06/08/2009 by
The Trade Marks (International Treaties and Enforcement) Amendment Bill is currently before Select Committee in New Zealand. Read More