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...
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