This article outlines issues that need to be considered when licensing a co-owned New Zealand patent. Whilst co-ownership of patents is often best avoided, it is by no means an uncommon occurrence. If you are taking a licence of a co-owned New Zealand patent, it is important to be aware of the statutory rights and obligations of each co-owner because they can have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the licence you take.

NZIPA invites entries in a design competition for a set of three new logos to refresh the NZIPA brand.

There has been a significant change in the practice of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ("IPONZ") in granting extensions of time in trade mark proceedings.

IPONZ has recently published draft guidelines on how patent applications involving software will be examined under the new Patents Act.

The controversial Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill passed its third reading today (14 April 2011) with the majority of its provisions to come into effect on 1 September 2011.

The structure of an IP portfolio depends upon how long a product or the organisation is expected to be in the market.

One product can include several types of IP, each of which can be valued, sold, transferred or licensed separately.

Discussion of radler case and need for marketers, branding professionals and business owners to avoid choosing and registering descriptive or generic names as trade marks for goods or services.

There's less than two weeks to go to get your application in for MSI's undergraduate internships programme.

The developmental time for inventions varies according to industry type and the organisation developing the product. This means that the timing of filing patent applications and associated strategies needs to be carefully thought out if the patentee is to gain full advantage from the patent system.

Most of our client’s file their overseas patent applications via the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) process.

A strategy for protecting intellectual property should be a crucial part of business strategy, as it can be a key asset.

We share useful business articles on IT, Employment Law and Social Media for business owners and their staff.

Trade Marks act as a badge of origin.

Parliament released a timeframe for the new Patents Act, which will see the patent laws in force by 14 September 2014.

Businesses talk about "confidential" information and should protect such information by specific agreements or clauses,.

Chinese businesses eyeing up trade with NZ are being offered a springboard to success: a Mandarin-speaking IP expert.

Parties alleging infringement of their patent rights need to be careful to avoid the operation of section 74 of the New Zealand Patents Act 1953.

This article is a quick 2-step guide on how to identify and to protect NZ intellectual property rights in 2014.

A look at New Zealand's New Copyright Act and its legal ramifications for ISP providers.