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The IPONZ Patent Examination Manual has recently been updated in relation to the section 67 provisions that set a response deadline for examination reports and in relation to 'reach through' claims under section 39.
Read moreThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has released a report[1] on cash (that is to say, banknotes and coins, as opposed to digital / electronic banking protocols), its importance in the economy, and the issues it faces in a modern-day context.
Read moreIn Orion Marine Ltd v Sealegs International Ltd 2021 NZHC 3207 the Judge found no unjustifiable prejudice or abuse of process in Sealegs patent infringement defence to the damages action brought against them after they lost their copyright infringement case.
Read moreIn Taiho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd [2022] NZIPOPAT 1 multiple grounds for rejection maintained by the examiner were found to either have no basis or were upheld with the applicant being given the opportunity to make suitable amendments.
Read moreIn Korea Ginseng Corp v Calvin Klein Trademark Trust [2022] NZIPOTM 1 the opponent successfully opposed an application that mainly covered services that are dissimilar to the goods that the opponent licences third parties to use its trade marks on.
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