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…
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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…
IP strategy and portfolio management during an economic crisis
The shock of Covid-19 to the business community has been sharp and severe. The lockdown…
If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will do
The competitive and fast-changing business environment is posing new challenges for all businesses. An effective…
Time to steady the IP ship
There seems little doubt that the New Zealand economy is heading for stormy seas. Headlines…
IP insurance – can you afford to be without it?
House, car and contents. Health, life and income. Liability, assets and interruption. These are all…
To consent or not to consent?
That is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and…
Names have power, so choose yours wisely
In his book The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan wrote that “names have power.” Never was…