Venues (such as restaurants, cafes and bars) that play music must have a licence to do so. Otherwise, they are infringing copyright in...

When filing international trade mark applications from New Zealand or Australia it is possible to: file directly in each country of...

We tend to bang on about the benefits of registering trade marks (see these links to previous blogs, for example:...

It can be a struggle to convince people to register trade marks. (See our earlier blog post for some reasons to register trade marks: ...

This headline is slightly misleading in itself, because the Court was only making a preliminary decision prior to the substantive hearing...

IPONZ, IP Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand have recently released a paper - Business Briefing: Maximising...

I was interviewed last week for a documentary on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The interview was all about the intellectual...

Two recent cases in the USA and the UK have brought copyright into the limelight. The issues considered in the cases are not...

From a trade mark registration perspective, it is important to choose a brand that is "distinctive". This means choosing a brand that is...

Many people operate on the misconception that, because they have registered a company name or a business name (or even a domain name),...

Registering a trade mark for your brand name should be a high priority. It's best if you do it before launching, but registering a trade...