The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 11 September 2021.

The new Fijian Trademarks Act was gazetted on 20 August 2021 and replaces the Trade-Marks Act 1933

We are pleased to congratulate Elena Szentiványi on being named president of New Zealand Intellectual Property Attorneys Inc (NZIPA).

Henry Hughes Law, a boutique IP law firm associated with Henry Hughes IP, is proud to have been named a finalist in the Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year category in the New Zealand Law Awards 2021.

The Australian Federal Court has found an artificial intelligence (AI) can be an inventor for the purposes of Australian patent law.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Penny Walsh and Jesse Strafford to Senior Associate. Both are Registered Patent Attorney in Australia and New Zealand and work across a range of IP rights.

As a signatory to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), New Zealand is required to update its PVR regime by 30 December 2021. The new Plant Variety Rights Bill had its first reading on 19 May.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has successfully opposed the registration of her colloquial nickname AUNTY HELEN in New Zealand. We take a look at this interesting and slightly different case.

We were surprised to read that staff at some law firms were working such long hours that they were not paid the legal minimum wage for the hours worked. In New Zealand the minimum wage paid to any worker is set by the government and is reviewed each year.