Issues Paper on Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 Released
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released an Issues Paper on the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987...
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Post-Brexit Conversion of EU IP Rights Confirmed
As expected the UK Government has now confirmed that registered EU IP Rights will automatically convert into national UK IP rights post-Brexit and will not be subject to any official Registry fee for such conversion...
Read moreSealegs’ Amphibious Crafts Constitute Copyright Material and Held to be Infringed
In Sealegs International Limited v Zhang [2018] NZHC 1724 the Judge upheld Sealegs’ claim of copyright infringement against several defendants in relation to its retractable wheel system for amphibious crafts...
Read moreEvidence Threshold for Evidence of Use over the Internet Considered
In the recent revocation decision Target Australia Pty Ltd v Target New Zealand Ltd the Assistant Commissioner applied a high standard in determining what can constitute evidence of use, particularly in relation to claimed use over the internet...
Read moreUncertainty about whether Advancement Patents Bill will Survive First Reading
On 16th May 2018 the first reading of the Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill was initiated, but only 2 of the scheduled 11 speeches were made before progress of the Bill was interrupted. The Members Bill, which is sponsored by an opposition party member, has subsequently slipped down the Order Paper...
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