Art Imitates Life - Copyright Works Created During Relationship are Relationship Property
In Palmer v Alalaakkola [2021] NZHC 2330 the Judge overturned a Family Court decision by holding that the copyright in paintings produced during a 20-year marriage by one of the parties thereto is relationship property under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976.
High Bar Set for Proving Ownership of Conjunction of Individually Owned Marks
In Goldstone Homes Ltd v Goldstone Aluminium Ltd 2021 NZIPOTM 23 a registration was found to be invalid on account of bad faith, but the pleading of ‘not the owner’ was rejected even though the registration was merely a simple arrangement of the invalidity applicant’s unregistered marks.
Negative Limitations in Patent Claims – Are They All Bad?
The conventional wisdom is that, in claim drafting, negative limitations should be avoided. Where possible, it is better to express a limitation in positive terms than negative. This is generally considered best practice.