by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
PRODUCT DESIGN PROTECTION: IT’S DIFFERENT ACROSS THE DITCH New Zealand law provides good product design copyright protection for industrial designs. Here, product designs can be protected at the same time by copyright and as registered designs as well as potentially,...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Additional damages: Setting the record straight Alex McDonald, Intellectual Property Barrister, Auckland Section 121(2) of the Copyright Act 1994 gives the Court in copyright infringement cases the ability to award additional damages over and above compensatory...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Absence of Design Path Ultimately Unravels Copyright Defence Alex McDonald, Copyright Lawyer, Auckland Copyright infringement cases typically throw up a series of hurdles for a plaintiff to successfully cross before securing judgment. The knowledge that the...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
COURT OF APPEAL USES ‘EVERYDAY COMMERCIAL SENSE’ TO IMPLY COPYRIGHT COMMISSION Alex McDonald, Copyright Infringement Lawyer, Auckland In copyright cases who “first owns” copyright can sometimes form the nub of the dispute. In New Zealand, the Copyright Act...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Trade Marks
TRADE MARKS CHANGE SHAPE Alex McDonald, Trade Mark Lawyer Auckland Ask yourself, what do a milking machine tube, the sole of a Reebok trainer, a Wall’s Viennetta ice cream dessert and a section of Marley spouting all have in common? The answer? Each of these...
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