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28 July 2017

Geographical Indications Registration

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS REGISTRATION New Zealand at long last has a Geographical Indications (GI) register – although only for Wines and Spirits.

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24 January 2017

Stop Fake Imports at the Border

Stop Fake Imports at the Border New Zealand Customs is stopping more counterfeit goods at the border, according to recent media reports:  http://www. stuff. co.

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13 October 2015

Performers Rights

Performers’ Rights in New Zealand The TPP is expected to introduce a number of changes to New Zealand’s copyright and other IP laws.

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16 July 2015

Confidential Information

Confidential Information – a lesson from the housing data leak   Barfoot & Thompson recently had to face the media, after one of their employees apparently leaked their sales data.

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13 July 2015

The Fruit Worth 247billion

The Fruit Worth $247 Billion The Apple brand is worth US$247billion, according to the 2015 Brandz Report.   That is not the value of the company Apple, Inc, but the value of the brand.

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13 July 2015

Shape for website

THE SHAPE OF SWEET VICTORY   Do you recognise a Whittaker’s SANTE® bar when you see it?  If you do, you know what you are buying.

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