New Zealand pulls the trigger on cartel criminalisation
19 February 2018
Cartel conduct is set to become a criminal offence for the first time in New Zealand following the tabling of a new bill in Parliament.
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Does it matter which Board of Appeal hears your case when it comes to the distinctiveness inquiry under article 7(1)(b)?
7 March 2015
Some recent decisions – and topical ones at that, with the holiday season imminently approaching for this new father (hi Jack and Willy!) – relating to the treatment of 2D and 3D marks
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Metadata retention bill likely to pass
27 February 2015
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security published its advisory report on Australia’s metadata retention bill today (Friday 27th).
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CANARY WHARF trade mark rejected for being 30 years too late! Protect your valuable property names as trade marks at conception
10 October 2014
Branded real estate in the industrial, commercial and residential markets is big business. The brand adopted can influence perception and price.
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Jack Wills, McDonald’s, Bunnings v Masters, Tesco, Cadbury, Coke v Pepsi and much, much more – 15 recent case “bites” and 5 tips on brand protection in the retail space for 2014 so far
12 September 2014
2014 has been a topsy-turvy year so far in the retail and FMCG spaces in terms of trade mark decisions in Australia, New Zealand and the UK and EU.
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Lies, damned lies and social media coverage of trade mark disputes – the TV programme previously known as “Glee”?
24 July 2014
Remember when you could rely on social media for fair, unbiased and objective coverage of the news? Me neither.
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“Do’hhhh …!!” or should that be “Dough …!!” – Panrico shuts out another Donut brand in Europe
29 May 2014
It may be surprising to many that up until now it has been very difficult to register a trade mark containing DONUTS (or a variation):
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