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Another 16 good reasons to talk to us

Baldwins set to lead the IP field with new appointments Intellectual Property firm Baldwins has made exciting senior staffing changes to ensure continued success in New Zealand, Australia and internationally, with four new appointments and 12 promotions. Read More

Software and the New Zealand Patents Bill

In response to concerns from local ICT industry sources that the currently worded Patents Bill would have allowed software to be patentable and hindered innovation, a new supplementary protection order (SOP) has been issued here. Read More

A response that is unlikely to be accepted

This article was written by John Foulkes john. foulkes@baldwins. com[mailto:john. foulkes@baldwins. com]. An American patent attorney has discovered the dangers of unprofessional conduct. Read More

Georgie Pie: a brand that forever lives on in the hearts of its fans, and on the trade marks register

New Zealanders are a nation of pie lovers, so it is no surprise that Georgie Pie evokes nostalgic feelings of simpler times and $1 pies. Read More

MAGS Robotics make it to Kiwi challenge regional championships

Baldwins is proud to sponsor the Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS) Robotics team for 2013. Read More

A double bogey for descriptive domain names

Last month we wrote about the need for businesses to adopt distinctive, non-descriptive trading names to adequately protect themselves against others. Read More

Innovation, piracy and change in digital media

In the late 1990s, several technological advancements changed the face of digital media forever.   At the forefront of these was the advent of MP3: a means of compression for high-quality music. Read More

Endless pursuit for the smartest smartphone

The modern-day smartphone is a far cry from Alexander Bell’s first patented telephone in 1876. Read More

You’re such a happy chappy, just like a budgie in a nappy!

You’ve probably heard the saying “It’s a crazy old world out there!”  Since it’s World IP day on 26 April 2013, we thought we’d acknowledge the day by honouring our favourite patented invention craziness from around the world,... Read More

We can patent jeans – so what about genes?

Our genes determine how we look, how our bodies work, and we now know that they also play a major role in our susceptibility to disease. Read More