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Trade mark treaty comes into force in NZ
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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Friday Dec 14, 2012 New Zealand is now part of major treaty which allows exporters to register their brands in more than 80 countries by making a single application. The Madrid Protocol is an international trade mark agreement designed to simplify
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New Zealand Trademark Loophole, Local Companies Vulnerable
Wellington :: New Zealand | 1 year ago
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Zone IP (The Zone Corporation) 1 May 2012 New Zealand Trademark Loophole Leaves Local Companies Vulnerable A loophole in New Zealand trademark law could leave some companies exposed, because current legislation does not allow the Intellectual
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So-called immoral trademarks getting easier to achieve
Wellington :: New Zealand | over 1 year ago
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Intellectual property expert, Theodore Doucas of Zone IP, an intellectual property consultancy in Wellington, says that current trademark legislation in New Zealand makes decisions around marginal moral issues very subjective...The Queensland snack
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IPONZ decision bad for New Zealand
Wellington :: New Zealand | almost 2 years ago
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DB Breweries highlights urgent need to review appeal mechanisms* New Zealand urgently needs an Australian type mechanism for the Commissioner of Trade Marks to initiate court action when patently unjust and misguided decisions are made by the
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Rugby union close to haka deal
Wellington :: New Zealand | over 2 years ago
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A deal to allow the All Blacks to continue to perform the Ka Mate haka if it is trademarked by Ngati Toa appears close, with lawyers for the New Zealand Rugby Union expecting an agreement within weeks. The lower North Island iwi filed an application
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Kiwi company wins its Ruby
Auckland :: New Zealand | over 2 years ago
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A stoush between a local fashion retailer and an Australian shoe chain over similar names has gone in favour of the Kiwi company, with the Australian operator being told its trademark is invalid. The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has
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Software patent guidelines on IPONZ agenda
Auckland :: New Zealand | almost 3 years ago
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Thursday Jul 15, 2010 Guidelines rather than a law change will be used to allow inventions that contain embedded software to be patented, Commerce Minister Simon Power says...Mr Power said a further amendment to that bill was not needed. When the
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DB take off gloves in bid to trademark Radler brand (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 years ago
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DB Breweries has taken off the gloves in its fight to get sole trademark ownership of the radler beer name. The beer giant, which brews Monteiths Radler, has employed market research company Colmar Brunton to help it stake its claim to the name, a
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