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STICKS AND STONES: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN RIGHTS CONFERRED UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ACT 2002 AND THE TORT OF PASSING OFF/FAIR TRADING ACT 1986

Consider this: You are a New Zealand company which has been manufacturing a product (for argument’s sake, an agricultural implement) for over 30 years. You have enjoyed modest success and you are reasonably well known in the... POSTED : 10th May 2010 more

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW…THE MAJOR EVENTS MANAGEMENT ACT IN FORCE

What do the Rugby World Cup and intellectual property lawyers have in common? The Major Events Management Act (“MEMA”) - which came into force in 2007, and is intended to protect against ambush marketing for major events.
Y... POSTED : 3rd May 2010 more

TRADE MARK PROCEEDINGS: EXTENSIONS OF TIME

There has been a significant change in the practice of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (“IPONZ”) in granting extensions of time in trade mark proceedings.
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Up until December 2009, IPONZ usually gra... POSTED : 25th February 2010 more

ILLICIT USE OR FAIR TRADING?

It was April 1st but Illicit Clothing wasn’t laughing when they spoke to TV3 earlier this month about Demon Drinks’ launch of a new cola drink called ILLICIT. POSTED : 4th May 2009 more

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