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Spruson & Ferguson
Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC is the owner of various IP rights derived from or associated with the works of JRR Tolkien.
Davies Collison Cave
A recent New Zealand domain name decision highlights the perils of delaying a challenge to the registration of a domain name, in Electrosafe Limited/Wayne Fowler v e-merge Data Solutions Limited/Hayden Wells [2023]...
Davies Collison Cave
A recent IPONZ invalidation decision provides a good summary of how "bad faith" is assessed in New Zealand trade mark proceedings...
Spruson & Ferguson
Highlights some of the notable changes to the protection of plant varieties in NZ under the new Act & how they compare with Australia.
Davies Collison Cave
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has upheld an opposition to registration of MÁNUKA HONEY as a certification trade mark in New Zealand...
Davies Collison Cave
Federici Brands LLC succeeded in partially opposing registration of the WOW Colour stylised mark in New Zealand, in WOW Colour (Guangdong) Technology Co., Ltd. v Federici Brands LLC [2023]...
Davies Collison Cave
A recent appeal of a non-use revocation action in Aotearoa New Zealand demonstrates how important it is to take appropriate action in the first instance, if a registered New Zealand trade mark...
Davies Collison Cave
The New Zealand High Court is the latest to dismiss an appeal by the creator of the AI machine DABUS, Dr Stephen Thaler, against a decision that AI cannot be recognised as an inventor under patent law.
Spruson & Ferguson
This update is a softening of IPONZ's approach to double patenting and harmonises its practice with recent decisions.
Davies Collison Cave
After finding "a real-world interaction", the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has granted a patent in relation to a system for locating tracking tags within an area in IsoLynx...
HFG Law & Intellectual Property
The term "barista" is commonly used as a title to describe the person who prepares and serves coffee drinks behind a counter.
Davies Collison Cave
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week ), is an annual celebration of the Māori language (te reo Māori) held in the third week of September.
Spruson & Ferguson
Best practice in New Zealand patent law and practice has varied greatly over the past 4-5 years.
Davies Collison Cave
A New Zealand brand owner has had to appeal its own successful trade mark non-use revocation action to kill off a "zombie" trade mark in New Zealand...
Davies Collison Cave
The Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks in New Zealand has rejected a declaration of invalidity filed against registration of the trade mark GO FETCH...
Davies Collison Cave
Traditional Swiss-style claims provide a unique form of protection for pharmaceutical patentees against the authorised use of an active agent in the manufacture of a medicament for...
Davies Collison Cave
Sailun Group Co., Ltd (Sailun) successfully opposed registration of Wiefang Hadong Rubber Co., Ltd's (Wiefang) New Zealand application to register the trade mark ...
Davies Collison Cave
In good news for New Zealand patent applicants, the Patent Office has issued a decision rejecting invocation of the law on patentable subject matter by an Examiner to support a double patenting objection in Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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HFG Law & Intellectual Property
Manuka honey is a unique type of honey that originates from New Zealand and certain areas of Australia.
Davies Collison Cave
A recent New Zealand trade mark opposition decision indicates just how difficult it is to lodge evidence "out of time", demonstrating a distinction between Australian and New Zealand trade mark oppositions.
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