Case Notes

Patents

Genes patentable in Australia

18 February 2013

Australian patent infringement: Liability for companies outside Australia

18 February 2013

Hasan v Ministry of Health - Part II

8 May 2012

Hasan v Ministry of Health - Part I

8 May 2012

Timber treatment patent faces the chop due to insufficient disclosure

9 February 2012

Summary judgement in patent cases - Australian perspective

18 July 2011

Methods of selective breeding of plans and animals allowable in New Zealand

10 February 2011

Swiss-type claims – Use of a local anaesthetic in a patch adapted for use adjacent to a surgically closed wound allowed by IPONZ

5 May 2008

Swiss-type claims – novelty may now reside in an administration regime

16 April 2007

Trade Marks

Descriptive use of trade mark by third parties overseas can be sufficient to prevent registration in NZ

30 October 2012

Evidential issues in trade mark oppositions - Bavarian Bier Cafe

30 October 2012

ADVANCE - Mars New Zealand Limited v Heinz Wattie’s Limited

30 April 2012

Importance of causal connection in trade mark proceedings where copyright infringement

23 April 2012

Changes in practice for extensions of time

17 April 2012

Registrability of two letter trademarks in New Zealand

21 December 2011

Radler not generic trade mark in New Zealand

17 August 2011

PRIMO! Use of PRIMO on beer likely to be connected with producer of well known PRIMO flavoured milk

6 May 2011

Persian Fetta trade mark deemed incapable of distinguishing in Australia

14 March 2011

Reputation in, but not registration for, JOCKEY found to be sufficient to prevent registration of THROTTLE JOCKEY in Australia

15 February 2011

RED BULL - seeing red

19 January 2011

High Court agrees with Commissioner of Trade Marks that MIMI not similar to MIU MIU

21 December 2010

Ruby and Rubi Shoes - the ongoing battle between two retailers over the right to use the word RUBY or RUBI for clothing and shoes

25 November 2010

Australian Court Rules on "Use" of a Trade Mark in International Trade

5 July 2010

Market conditions influence decision on likelihood of deception or confusion

15 February 2010

Inadvertent discontinuance of proceeding cannot be remedied

8 February 2010

Account of Profits Heftier on Appeal

5 October 2009

TICK TOCK compared with TIC TAC – the importance of the similarity of goods in a finding of confusion

22 December 2008

A difference in opinion does not equate to an error or omission

6 October 2008

WILD GEESE and WILD TURKEY – Birds of the same feather?

11 February 2008

Protection of well known marks

4 February 2008

New Zealand Court of Appeal refuses application to register PURPLE

2 July 2007

The importance of having an intention to use a trade mark

14 May 2007

Functionality - registrability of shape trade marks - cumulative protection under different IP regimes

13 November 2006

WET SEAL – Trade Mark Rectification

13 March 2006

Registrability of the word PURPLE

16 January 2006

KINGS CHOICE – Trade Mark Rectification

19 January 2004

Domain Names

Descriptive names, marks and domain names under the .nz Disputes Resolution Service

14 September 2011

Domain Name Resolution Service – a summary of decisions

8 October 2007

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