Eyes in the back of its head – regulators’ cooperation framework MOU
7 September 2020
ACCC and other competition authorities sign "Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework for Competition Authorities" MOU
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New Zealand
Harper Reforms cross the Tasman Sea – NZ announces major reforms to competition laws
15 July 2020
Major reforms to New Zealand's competition laws are proposed, including an “effects test” for abuse of dominance and removal of IP exemptions.
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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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Crocodile attacks in New Zealand – Lacoste death rolls Crocodile International again
23 October 2015
New Zealand may have beaten France in the Rugby World Cup quarter finals, but one French sporting icon is winning a strategic branding war in New Zealand.
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Arnold J in Enterprise Holdings v Europcar – the battle of the e logos
17 February 2015
In Enterprise Holdings, Inc v Europcar Group UK Ltd & Anor [2015] EWHC 17 (Ch) (13 January 2015) we have another tour de force from Arnold J.
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NYDJ pockets protection for jeans stitching mark in NZ
10 November 2014
Pockets. Most jeans have them. Many of us look at them in admiration, often because they adorn the backsides of others (though in the age of the selfie it's
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Not Your Daughter’s Jeans – Chances of registering a position mark slimmer in New Zealand as compared to Australia. But should they be?
19 February 2014
First there were corsets, then shaping underwear (Spanx, anyone?) and now slimming jeans. Often these garments are hidden from view, but the consumer knows exactly what they are looking for leading up to and beyond the point of sale.
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Consistency in consumer laws across the Tasman Sea
11 February 2014
New Zealand introduces comprehensive consumer law reforms
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Coca-Cola v PepsiCo in New Zealand – infringement action based on contour bottle mark registrations fails
4 February 2014
New Zealand’s High Court has dismissed trade mark infringement claims levelled by Coca-Cola against Frucor, bottler/distributor of PepsiCo products in NZ
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