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Re-Compute - Patentability of Software in New Zealand Clarified, Again
Posted on 26/07/2011 by
Following widespread criticism of the draft guidelines put forward earlier in the year, the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has released an Explanatory Note to clarify how the proposed exclusion from patentability of software inventions should be implemented... Read More
Legal Protection for Traditional Knowledge
Posted on 03/06/2011 by
Recently, New Zealanders have expressed outrage at the unauthorised use of Maori symbols in relation to commercial products. Read More
New Zealand Draft Computer Program Examination Guidelines Unclear
Posted on 17/03/2011 by
In March last year, the Commerce Select Committee reported back to parliament on the Patents Bill 2008, a long-awaited update to New Zealand’s patent law. Read More
A single patent examination for New Zealand and Australia
Posted on 24/02/2011 by
On Wednesday 16 February 2011, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced progress on harmonising the intellectual property laws of New Zealand and Australia. Read More
First In - First Served: Advantages of filing your provisional patent application in the US
Posted on 17/12/2010
While the choice of where to file a provisional patent application may seem routine (“It’s a New Zealand invention, so we’ll file first in New Zealand”), your patent filing strategy needs to take into account your long term... Read More
Australian Patents Act - proposed amendments to prevent gene patenting
Posted on 06/12/2010 by
A private member’s Bill, the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 was recently introduced in Australia’s Parliament. Read More
Generics and Pharmac - again
Posted on 06/08/2010
The ongoing battle between pharmaceutical companies and the manufacturers of generics, with Pharmac as a very interested party received another airing in court recently. Read More
Government maintains its hard line on software patents
Posted on 23/07/2010 by
Recent rumours that there could be a re-wording of the exclusion of computer programs from patentability have been quashed by Commerce Minister Simon Power. Read More
EU dispute with India and Brazil ups stakes in generics saga
Posted on 21/07/2010 by
This article was published in the January issue of CiNZ, the professional journal of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. Read More
Patenting software in New Zealand – in or out?
Posted on 08/07/2010
As is the case in Australia, New Zealand's patent law is currently being revised, though the New Zealand reforms are much further through the parliamentary system. Read More