Resources

Articles and Opinion Pieces

2021

11 May 2021: A Stricter Test for Trade Mark Distinctiveness at Opposition than at Examination

23 March 2021: The Value of IP Due Diligence: Alleged Patent Infringement at the 2021 America's Cup

9 March 2021: Australia: New Rules for .au Domain Names

23 February 2021: Non-Traditional Trade Marks in New Zealand - the Written Explanation Overrides the Graphical Representation

9 February 2021: Proposed Changes to Design Law in Australia

2020

1 December 2020: Towards Greater Protection for Geographical Indications, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore in Asia-Pacific

17 November 2020: Proactive IP Management for Taking a Business Overseas

27 October 2020: Careless Behaviours Can Destroy Trade Secrets

13 October 2020: Which Law is Relevant? - Lessons from Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" Copyright Case

29 September 2020: Banksy Decision Highlights the Importance of Trade Mark Usage and Filing in Good Faith

15 September 2020: Geographical Indications in Australia - Public Consultation on the Creation of a New IP Right

25 August 2020: Trust Badge - A Trial of IP Australia’s Smart Trade Mark

11 August 2020: Key Global Shifts - Opportunities for New Zealand Innovation

21 July 2020: New Zealand Registered Designs Now Available on DesignView

30 June 2020: Fluid Trademarks

16 June 2020: WIPO PROOF: Protect Your Intellectual Assets with A Digital Time-Stamp

19 May 2020: Interactive Patent Analytics from IP Australia of COVID-19 Related Technology

5 May 2020: Eternal Copyright - Supporting Artists During and After Covid-19

26 April 2020: World IP Day 2020: Environmental Opportunities from the Covid-19 Pandemic

21 April 2020: Expanding the Scope of Free Global Intellectual Property Databases

7 April 2020: Learning Lessons from Cartographers to Protect Intellectual Property

24 March 2020: Encouraging Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs

10 March 2020: Australia Phasing Out Innovation Patents (Utility Models)

25 February 2020: Copyright: Access to Literary Works for the Visually Impaired in New Zealand

11 February 2020: New Patent and Trade Mark Fees in New Zealand

14 January 2020: Changes to the New Zealand Trade Marks Act

2019

10 December 2019: Stronger Protection for Intellectual Property Rights in China

26 November 2019: Fair Labelling of Plant-Based Products

29 October 2019: IPONZ Online Case Management Improvements

15 October 2019: The Australian Government Seeks to Phase Out Innovation Patents (Utility Models)

1 October 2019: Intellectual Property and Cultural Appropriation

3 September 2019: Geographical Indications - Implications of a New Zealand / EU Trade Deal on Product Names

20 August 2019: Trade Secrets - Overlooked and Undervalued

6 August 2019: Copyright - Originality

23 July 2019: E-Books - Owner or Licensee?

9 July 2019: Multimedia Trademarks - Branding for the 21st Century

25 June 2019: Commitment to Innovation in the New Zealand Budget

11 June 2019: Smart IP Rights - The Future of IP Enforcement?

28 May 2019: New Japanese Imperial Era: Retrieval of Japanese Patent Information

14 May 2019: WIPO AI-Based Brand Search Database

26 April 2019: World IP Day 2019

16 April 2019: New Division and Merger of International Trade Mark Registrations in New Zealand

2 April 2019: UK IP Rights After Brexit

19 March 2019: New Online Patent Search Tools

5 March 2019: CRISPR Technology in New Zealand

19 February 2019: Patent Searching: Working with Documents Written in Unfamiliar Languages

5 February 2019: Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment in Aotearoa

22 January 2019: New Version of Espacenet

8 January 2019: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation

2018

4 December 2018: Patent Pendency and the Value of Strong IP Analytics

20 November 2018: Tech Software and Intellectual Property Protection

5 October 2018: Blockchain and the New Zealand Agtech Industry

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