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Posted on 31/05/2010 by
New Zealand has amended the Designs Act 1953 (the Designs Act) to allow: restoration of lapsed registered designs;restoration of lapsed registered design applications; andpublication of registered design application details. Read More
Posted on 21/04/2010 by
The Designs Act 1953 (the Designs Act) has been amended by the Design Amendment Act 2010 (the Amendment Act). Read More
Posted on 07/04/2009 by
In 1970, Justice Windeyer of the High Court of Australia referred to the typically tardy response of the law to new technology when he said: "Law [is] marching with medicine, but in the rear and limping a... Read More
Posted on 16/01/2009 by
A recently published assistant commissioner’s decision has confirmed that a registered design in New Zealand may include only a single view, or minimal views, of the article to which the design is to be applied. Read More
Posted on 19/12/2008
Rosemary Wallis, Partner, Baldwins Intellectual Property and Director of Baldwins Law Ltd presented at an Auckland District Law Society seminar. Read More
Posted on 17/12/2008 by
Historically, Australia and New Zealand have taken a similar approach to intellectual property rights and their protection. Read More
Posted on 01/10/2008
The government has recently introduced the Regulatory Improvement Bill into Parliament. This Bill contains a number of miscellaneous provisions. Read More
Posted on 26/03/2003
Jim Ribeiro and Oliver Dickie Important changes to design law in Europe means exporters of innovative products have greater access to a powerful weapon in the intellectual property arsenal. Read More