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Posted on 30/08/2007 by
A Hearings Officer recently upheld the opposition by Ferrero to registration of TICK TOCK in class 30 for tea. Read More
Posted on 30/08/2007 by
The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s ruling that WILD GEESE is confusingly similar to WILD TURKEY in respect of class 33 goods. Read More
Posted on 30/08/2007 by
In Aqua Technics Pool and Spa Centre New Zealand Limited v Aqua-Tech Limited (unreported, CA257/05, 22 March 2007, Court of Appeal) the Court of Appeal was asked to consider whether the respondent, Aqua-Tech Limited (Aqua-Tech), had established use... Read More
Posted on 22/11/2006 by
Red Bull successfully opposed the application of a mark for a horned bovine skull on a predominantly red background made by Carabao Tawandang Co Limited In Carabao Tawandang Company Limited v Red Bull GmbH (CIV-20065-485-1975, August 31 2006),... Read More
Posted on 15/07/2006 by
Case commentary on New Zealand's Supreme Court first patent case, as it reaches its conclusion. To read article click here. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Read More
Posted on 16/05/2006 by
IMAX and Village Roadshow MAX trade marks not similar IMAX is a Canadian Corporation specialising in large screen and large format, motion simulator entertainment. Read More
Posted on 22/03/2006 by
Commentary on the first case to consider infringement of plant variety rights in New Zealand. Read More
Posted on 01/03/2006 by
First trade mark case determined by recently established Supreme Court. Read More
Posted on 29/06/2004 by
The problem with submarine patents is that they have been used to generate royalty incomes, by people who have been able to predict developments in a technology, rather than to protect their own developments. Read More