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Fame of PUREX mark counts against it in New Zealand trade mark opposition

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 16 2013

The fact that Pepscanz’ PUREX mark is well known in New Zealand was held against it in this recent opposition decision - why? In Essam Yousef v

Share and share alike

  • AJ Park
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 16 2013

A century ago, brand licensing didn't exist. In fact it was considered illegal in many countries. This is because brands were supposed to indicate

Georgie Pie: a brand that forever lives on in the hearts of its fans, and on the trade marks register

  • Baldwins
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 10 2013

New Zealanders are a nation of pie lovers, so it is no surprise that Georgie Pie evokes nostalgic feelings of simpler times and $1 pies. At its peak

Use of a generally descriptive word does not constitute trademark infringement

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

InterCity operates InterCity Coachlines and owns the INTERCITY registered trademark. Recently, InterCity sought interim orders restraining Nakedbus

A double bogey for descriptive domain names

  • Baldwins
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 30 2013

Last month we wrote about the need for businesses to adopt distinctive, non-descriptive trading names to adequately protect themselves against others

International trade mark registration update India, Mexico, and New Zealand join the Madrid Protocol

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Global, India, Mexico, New Zealand
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  • April 12 2013

The Madrid Protocol facilitates the international protection of trade marks. Trade mark owners can protect their marks in any of the countries who

Don't get your trade mark stuck between a diamond and a hard place

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand, USA
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  • April 10 2013

Leading up to Valentine's Day this year, it was claimed that Costco in the United States of America had been selling diamond rings labelled as

To .kiwi or not to .kiwi? Setting the scene - an update on the new gTLDs

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 4 2013

ICANN, the international governing body for domain names, is in the process of introducing to the world hundreds, and potentially thousands, of new

Amended trademark regulations now in force

  • AJ Park
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 2 2013

On December 10 2012 amendments to the trademark regulations entered into force. The main purpose of the amendments is to implement the Madrid Protocol

New Zealand announces intention to introduce plain packaging

  • AJ Park
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 1 2013

Since 1 December 2012, all cigarettes legally sold in Australia have been in drab, dark brown packaging, with no logos or other branding apart from