Important New Zealand IP Case Law
Court decisions issued in other British Commonwealth countries often carry weight in New Zealand courts (and Intellectual Property Office hearings), particularly in the absence of New Zealand case law on the issue. New Zealand strengthened its own precedent system in 2004 when the Supreme Court was established to hear appeals from the Court of Appeal, which were previously heard by the Privy Council in the United Kingdom.
The following New Zealand IP cases are relevant either for their own findings or for endorsing findings from other countries with influential jurisprudence.
