News and articles

  • Article
  • 11 May 2010

The value of intangible assets and good housekeeping

Often the value a business is sold for far exceeds the value of its physical assets.  In many cases, the physical assets make up a small fraction of the sale price. Instead, the buyers of these businesses usually see the real value lies in the business's intangible assets.  More...

 
  • Newsletter
  • 10 May 2010

IP Newz (May 2010)

IP Newz brings you news and views on a wide range of intellectual property-related topics from New Zealand and Australia. In this latest issue we provide a legislation update, including the likely implications of the WAI 262 decision, we review the recent domain name ownership changes in Australia and explore the impact of changes to New Zealand’s science system.  More...

 
  • News
  • 07 May 2010

New tobacco packaging law proposed in Australia

Last week, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced there will be new tobacco packaging rules from 1 July 2012.  What does this mean for tobacco brand owners in Australia and will New Zealand follow suit? More...

 

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