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I got 99 problems and the Patent and Trademark Office is one: Branding your baby
Posted on 14/11/2012 by
Music superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z have hit the headlines this year for applying to register the name of their firstborn child, Blue Ivy, as a trade mark. Read More
Legal reasons for (and against) enforcing plain packaging on cigarettes
Posted on 14/11/2012 by
In August, we wrote that the High Court of Australia had declared that the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (Cth) did not breach section 51(xxxi) of the Constitution. Read More
Appearances can be Deceptive – An Update on the Scope of Registered Designs
Posted on 13/11/2012 by
Registered designs can provide a cost effective way of creating exclusivity for your products, particularly where aesthetics are important. They can be especially useful in preventing knock-offs. Read More
Trust and respect wins at NZ Law Awards for Baldwins
Posted on 05/11/2012
Baldwins’s recent work in the intellectual property industry has been recognised at an award ceremony honouring the best firms in the industry. Read More
Surfing the Social Media Wave
Posted on 02/11/2012 by
More and more people are jumping on the social media platform and using Facebook®, Twitter®, YouTube® and Linked-In® to promote themselves, their goods and services. Read More
Return to the House for Natural Health Products Bill
Posted on 02/11/2012 by
The Natural Health Products Bill has returned to the House for debate in Parliament following the Health Select Committee's report on the Bill. Read More
Lego, popsicle sticks and brains wins Watson top award
Posted on 02/11/2012
James Watson (17) from Burnside High School in Christchurch has been declared grand winner of the 2012 Bright Sparks Awards. Read More
Baldwins takes top spot at 2012 Asia IP Awards
Posted on 29/10/2012
Baldwins has been named the best New Zealand trademark firm at the *2012 Asia IP Awards*. Read More
Baldwins acts for account holder in one of the first infringing file sharing cases
Posted on 26/10/2012 by
In September 2011 the Government introduced controversial legislation which made an account holder liable for illegal online file sharing. This legislation is known as the "three strikes" or "skynet" law. Read More
Paper: Triflate anion and ligand influences in silver(I) coordination polymers of four isomeric dipyridyl ketone oximes
Posted on 15/10/2012 by
Abstract The synthesis and X-ray characterisation of four isomeric dipyridyl ketone oxime ligands, 4,4′-dipyridyl ketone oxime, L44, 3,3′-dipyridyl ketone oxime, L33, 2,4-dipyridyl ketone oxime, L24 and 2,3-dipyridyl ketone oxime, L23 is described. Read More