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In the recent Board of Appeal decision Max Kiene GmbH v Frito-Lay Trading Co GmbH R 204/2020-4 delays during the opposition period have subsequently resulted in the appeal against the successful opposition being allowed due to intervening changes in the legislative landscape brought about by Brexit.
Read moreIn Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH [2020] NZIPOPAT 7, the IPONZ Patent Hearing Office had its first opportunity, since the passing of New Zealand’s Patents Act 2013, to consider s 11, which excludes from patentability “computer programs as such”.
Read moreIn Waterwipes Unlimited Co v Church & Dwight Co Inc 2021 NZIPOTM 2 the Assistant Commissioner held that Waterwipes Unlimited (WU) has not discharged its onus of demonstrating that its stylised application for WaterWipes is either inherently or factually distinctive for wipes consisting mainly of water.
Read moreIn light of recent legislative changes and judicial decisions IPONZ has updated its Trade Mark Examination Guidelines.
Read moreAustralia’s .au Domain Administration (auDA) organisation has given notice that .au domains will be subject to a raft of stricter rules when they are registered or next renewed from 12th April 2021.
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