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• Article
• 19 July 2010

Can you really patent that?

To people outside the food industry, the idea of patenting food may seem ridiculous.  Some might even consider food patents a little unfair, given the fundamental importance of food to us all.  But many new food products are, in fact, patented.  More...

• News
• 16 July 2010

Update on New Zealand's Patents Bill

This news item provides an update on the Patents Bill in light of yesterday's announcement by Commerce Minister Simon Power. More...

• Article
• 16 July 2010

Opinion: Right to patent software critical to Kiwi entrepreneurs

Home-grown innovation relies upon the ability to patent software applications.  We know this because one in five of the software patents that have been awarded in New Zealand to date are owned by Kiwi entrepreneurs. More...

• Article
• 15 July 2010

My company name says what?

It's worth making stringent checks about your company name to save money and adverse publicity later. More...

• Article
• 14 July 2010

Decoding the new ad codes

Put down the lard burger and clear away the cake.  New Zealand's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released three new codes of practice.  The new codes relate to advertising to children, advertising food, and advertising food to children.  More...

• Newsletter
• 06 July 2010

IPNewz (July 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 look at the UK Court of Appeal decision in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Limited v Eli Lilly and Company Limited [2010] RPC 9], explain the new codes that relate to advertising food to children and provide an update on the trans-tasman food labelling review.