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Posted on 26/05/2008 by
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) recently completed a review of its practice of raising objections based on morality considerations, and has just released new guidelines that may cause difficulties for some biotechnology patent applications. Read More
Posted on 29/09/2007
A new Top Level Domain (TLD) for the Asia-Pacific region is set to launch on 9 October 2007. Read More
Posted on 23/08/2007
Have you recently received an email from a Chinese internet company, saying that someone else has tried to register your name as a domain name or internet keyword in China? If so, you are not alone. Read More
Posted on 22/06/2007
Daniel Gilchrist The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act, which comes into force on 6 September 2007, brings with it a number of compliance issues for New Zealand businesses. Read More
Posted on 23/05/2007
The auDA is calling for submissions on the policy framework for. au domain names by Friday 15 June 2007. The auDA is reviewing the framework governing the allocation and use of Australian (. Read More
Posted on 15/05/2007
Baldwins support several awards recognising outstanding academic achievement. The 2006 Baldwins Law and Information Technology award was presented to winner Ms Devaki Sharma. Read More
Posted on 30/11/2006 by
*A patent provides up to a 20 year monopoly in an invention in return for the inventor fully disclosing the invention to the public. When the patent expires, anyone is entitled to exploit the invention. Read More
Posted on 01/11/2006 by
The theme developed during the FICPI World Congress earlier this year revealed how many areas of intellectual property are presently in a state of imbalance. Read More
Posted on 01/06/2006
1 June 2006 marks the beginning of a new era for. nz domain names, with the launch of InternetNZ’s. nz Dispute Resolution Service Policy. Previously anyone who objected to another’s registration of a. Read More
Posted on 16/07/2003 by
There is an ongoing debate around the world on whether software or business-method patents should be patentable in the US and other countries. Amazon's controversial "one click" technology could soon be patented in New Zealand. Read More