Commerce Act changes – stormy seas ahead for IP owners?
On 5 April 2022, the Commerce Amendment Act 2022 received Royal Assent. The purpose of…
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It’s coming home…the return of NZ’s IP
It’s coming home It’s coming home It’s coming Football’s coming home Anyone who was in…
2022…new year… new idea? New IP?
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is…
Securing yourself against the digitus impudicus in IPONZ proceedings
Picture this: You’re a local NZ business and you’ve just successfully defended an opposition to…
Flat as… Jet Charge denied .nz domain name
Domain name complaints involving .nz domains have become something of a rare beast. In 2011,…
Working from home and copyright rights: the need for certainty of ownership
In pre-Covid days, if you created copyright works such as drawings or source code as…
When is it safe to disclose your invention?
When you have an idea for a new invention, it’s only natural you’d want to…
IP and social media – mind your T’s, C’s, P’s and Q’s
Social media is a powerful marketing tool. Just ask all those small businesses who have…
When IP rights are bona vacantia it ain’t no vacation
In my last article I wrote about the importance of doing thorough due diligence on…
Do the due (diligence, that is)
It is a sad fact that the victims of Covid-19 are not just those who…