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8 July 2016
These words can be an important marketing tool and can carry significant weight in New Zealand and beyond, particularly for some food products where a consumer may have concerns about the safety and quality of such products from a specific country of origin.
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23 May 2016
International Bureau (IB) upgrade of its Madrid Registry operation system is leading to significant delays in the IB processing applications.
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10 November 2015
The importance of branding is nicely illustrated in the toy market. DORA THE EXPLORER or BRATZ - without the brand it is just another doll. Or is it? While the doll market may seem miles away from wine there are similarities that are relevant.
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10 November 2015
The Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 (“the Act”) and its Regulations (“the Regulations”) sets out the process for protection of a foreign geographical indication (“GI”) in Australia by countries which have an agreement relating to trade in wine with Australia, which specifically includes the European Union (“EU”).
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10 November 2015
It is not uncommon for Australian and New Zealand wine producers to use their name or surname as a trade mark for their wine.
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9 November 2015
Congratulations to the winners of the Henry Hughes IP awards at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Design’s 2015 end of year exhibition.
We are proud to again be supporting the awards. As a firm which specialises in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, we know how important it is that up-and-coming designers are celebrated and encouraged to create.
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6 November 2015
This article outlines three major differences between requirements for revocation of a registered trade mark for non-use in Australia and New Zealand:
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6 November 2015
In October 2009, Frucor Soft Drinks Limited and PepsiCo Inc (hereafter together “PepsiCo”) released a new 300ml bottle onto the New Zealand market known as the “Carolina” bottle. The Carolina bottle is used in New Zealand for the Pepsi, Pepsi Max and 7Up range of soft drinks.
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6 November 2015
In a decision on a trade mark opposition, the New Zealand Court of Appeal (Sexwax Incorporated v Zoggs International Limited [2014] NZCA 311) has held that the opposed trade mark ZOGGS is confusingly and deceptively similar to the MR ZOGS SEX WAX logo.
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6 November 2015
The line between a successful parody and a fraudulent imitation may be a fine one. If attempting to poke fun at another trader’s trade mark or name, be careful that you do not fall on the wrong side of that line.
