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August - 2011

How to hone New Zealand’s competitive edge

POSTED BY: Kate Wilson     ON: 31 August 2011

“If you don’t have a competitive edge – then don’t compete” Jack Welch CEO General Electric

Protecting and commercialising your technology – Case study on Corcel IP

POSTED BY: Simon Rowell     ON: 30 August 2011

Corcel IP founder Patrick Van Berlo came to James & Wells Intellectual Property with an energy efficient invention.

Saving the world one patent at a time

POSTED BY: Jonathan Lucas     ON: 23 August 2011

So you’ve developed a brilliant new clean technology? Its widespread use will benefit humankind greatly but you are loath to simply give the technology away without some form of compensation for your efforts. The answer? A patent.

The controversial Copyright (Infringing File Sharing Amendment) Act and Regulations come into force on 1 Sept 2011

POSTED BY: Ian Finch     ON: 15 August 2011

The Act is a legislative response to changes in technology which have made wholesale copying of digital media via the Internet ubiquitous amongst certain sectors of New Zealand society.

Software patents in New Zealand: Still no clarity

POSTED BY: Jonathan Lucas     ON: 04 August 2011

An updated set of guidelines on how patent applications involving software will be examined under the new Patents Act has been published. The much-needed clarity is still lacking.

Top 10 reasons to file patents in New Zealand: Why NZ needs to be on your strategic patent hit list

POSTED BY: Jason Rogers and Justin Sweetman     ON: 04 August 2011

Although a relatively small market (with a population of 4 million people) there are good reasons for including New Zealand in an international IP portfolio.

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