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Venues (such as restaurants, cafes and bars) that play music must have a licence to do so. Otherwise, they are infringing copyright in...
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nicogdj
- Mar 5, 2018
- 2 min
International trade marks – filing directly versus filing under Madrid Protocol
When filing international trade mark applications from New Zealand or Australia it is possible to: file directly in each country of...
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Nico de Jong
- Jun 21, 2016
- 2 min
The Race to Register Trade Marks - Why You Need to Win
We tend to bang on about the benefits of registering trade marks (see these links to previous blogs, for example:...
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Nico de Jong
- Jun 21, 2016
- 1 min
All Hopped Up But Nowhere To Sell
It can be a struggle to convince people to register trade marks. (See our earlier blog post for some reasons to register trade marks: ...
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Nico de Jong
- Apr 13, 2016
- 3 min
No BULL - ЯED is not confusingly similar to RED in NZ
This headline is slightly misleading in itself, because the Court was only making a preliminary decision prior to the substantive hearing...
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Nico de Jong
- Nov 5, 2015
- 1 min
Guide to IP
IPONZ, IP Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand have recently released a paper - Business Briefing: Maximising...
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Nico de Jong
- Oct 7, 2015
- 3 min
Taking the Mickey out of the TPP - Do we really need to extend copyright again?
I was interviewed last week for a documentary on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The interview was all about the intellectual...
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Nico de Jong
- Jul 8, 2015
- 4 min
Nike and The Beatles - Tips for Dealing with Copyright Works
Two recent cases in the USA and the UK have brought copyright into the limelight. The issues considered in the cases are not...
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Nico de Jong
- May 19, 2015
- 2 min
How to Choose an Optimal Brand
From a trade mark registration perspective, it is important to choose a brand that is "distinctive". This means choosing a brand that is...
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Nico de Jong
- May 19, 2015
- 2 min
Why Conduct Brand Clearance Searches? Having a Company, Business or Domain Name is Not Enough
Many people operate on the misconception that, because they have registered a company name or a business name (or even a domain name),...
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Nico de Jong
- May 18, 2015
- 2 min
Why Register a Trade Mark? Having a Company, Business, or Domain Name is Not Enough
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...
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