The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was recently concluded after long and involved negotiations.  The agreement is between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada,… Read more »

Just as the world’s top five patent offices embark on an “IP5” patent prosecution highway (PPH) pilot programme from 6… Read more »

Sixty years after New Zealand’s last Patents Act was enacted, and five years in the making, we have new patent legislation. The… Read more »

Kim Dotcom recently launched his new website mega.co.nz after megaupload.com was shut down by United States authorities because of the widespread… Read more »

Australia’s patent law is in a process of significant reform, with the most substantial changes taking effect from 15 April… Read more »

A new fee schedule has recently been published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  The schedule is effective… Read more »

In all countries, the general rule of thumb is that to obtain valid patent protection for an invention, the invention… Read more »

Showing that it is no one hit wonder, the Copyright Tribunal has recently issued its second decision under the Copyright… Read more »

After the excitement of the Rugby World Cup in 2011, and the government introducing legislation trying to stop people using… Read more »

On 10 December 2012, New Zealand began accepting trade mark applications under the Madrid Protocol. What does this mean? For businesses… Read more »