by Alex McDonald | Jun 19, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Fashion Police: The low-down on copyright in the New Zealand fashion industry “Thank you again for a stellar job on our recent copyright claims. It truly was a great result and I’m sure the message has been loud and clear to both their respective product teams!”...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Product get-up
Lewis Road Creamery v Fonterra: What’s really going on? Alex McDonald, Intellectual Property Law Barrister, Auckland Let’s take some educated guesses about what’s really going on in this dispute which hit the headlines at the end of 2016 from an intellectual...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Oraka v Geostel | The Saga Continues … Alex McDonald | Intellectual Property Lawyer, Auckland In what promises not to be the last Court decision in the ongoing Oraka v Geostel copyright infringement saga the Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Trade Marks
Piggy Backer goes down in Bullfight Alex McDonald | Intellectual Property Lawyer, Auckland Red Bull is no stranger to intellectual property litigation but its scrap with a rival drinks manufacturer provided for some real drama and intrigue resulting in a Court of...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Evidence, Trade Marks
Evidence 101 for IPONZ Proceedings Alex McDonald | Trade Mark Lawyer, Auckland NZ Gone are the days when the standard of evidence for hearings involving trade mark, patent and design registration disputes before the IPONZ Commissioner was a relaxed affair. Decisions...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Technical Arguments Sink in Flotsam Furniture Case Alex McDonald, Copyright Infringement Barrister, Auckland Copyright infringement cases often involve technical arguments testing matters like the plaintiffs’ eligibility or entitlement to sue, ownership and...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | copyright, Intellectual Property
Record Damages Awarded in “Third-Party” Loss Copyright Infringement Case Alex McDonald | Copyright Barrister, Auckland In what has been one of the longest-running copyright infringement cases in the annals of New Zealand intellectual property law, Justice Hinton in...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Domain name
Yellow not so Mellow Domain Names Lawyer, Alex McDonald says that a recent High Court decision, Yellow Holdings Ltd v Eurobelt Ltd,[1] illustrates the power of ‘first to register’ domain name status and the difficult stand-offs that can result where adomain name is...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Trade Marks
CO-OP COCK-UP Alex McDonald | Trade Mark Litigation Lawyer, Auckland A descriptive trade mark seem like a great idea but can prove be a real headache down the line. Here’s a case that illustrates howa descriptive trade mark can cause problems. The Public Service...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 18, 2017 | Trade Marks
An Ace Card: Shape Trade Mark Registrations Alex McDonald, Trade Mark Dispute Lawyer, Auckland A trade mark registration for the shape of a product is one of the holy grails of trade mark protection. The distinctive trade mark triangle shape Toblerone box is a good...
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