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Not so Happy Valley
Posted on 24/12/2007
Solid Energy operates coal mines in New Zealand. Save Happy Valley Coalition is an environmental group. Read More
Convention Priority or Registrability First?
Posted on 21/12/2007
On 27 October 2005 Unilever applied for DOVE SUMMER GLOW in class 3. On 6 December 2005 Neutrogena applied for SUMMER GLOW and claimed convention priority from a United States application dated 21 August 2005. Read More
Yellow Pages, Books and Ducks.
Posted on 17/12/2007
The owners of the Yellow Pages hard copy and online directory of that name were disturbed to find what appeared to be copies of their directories on the websites www. yellowbook. co. nz and yellowduck. co. Read More
Australian Patent Act 1990 - Amendment
Posted on 14/12/2007 by
Good news for innovators - amendment due on experimental use exception The Australian government has responded to the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) report, Patents and Experimental Use, and agreed to amend the Patents Act... Read More
Guide to Intellectual Property for Maori Organisations and Communities
Posted on 03/12/2007
The New Zealand government has released a free Guide to Intellectual Property for Maori Organisations and Communities. Read More
Build-a-Bear Workshop – Premature Rejection
Posted on 30/11/2007
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. applied for a trade mark for the three dimensional shape of a heart in classes 28 and 35 in relation to, inter alia, toys and dolls and retail of such items. Read More
Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health
Posted on 16/11/2007
Possible acceptance of TRIPS Amendment by New Zealand The purpose of this consultation document is to obtain the views of the public on whether New Zealand should accept a Protocol amending the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on... Read More
Extending the scope of privilege with the New Zealand Evidence Act 2007
Posted on 12/11/2007 by
Recent reforms on the law of evidence to increase protecting communications between patent attorneys and their clients. To read in full please click here. This article was published in Patent World, November 2007. Read More
The Sun Rises on .asia
Posted on 29/09/2007
A new Top Level Domain (TLD) for the Asia-Pacific region is set to launch on 9 October 2007. Read More
Hearings Officer’s Views to be Given Weight by Appellate Courts
Posted on 30/08/2007
The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s ruling that WILD GEESE is confusingly similar to WILD TURKEY in respect of class 33 goods. Read More