OCTOBER 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

Please Select an Article to Read

• Information security
• The importance of good legal advice
• Intellectual property and Web 2.0
• Environmentally friendly, not misleading and deceptive
• Copying of software permitted for disaster recovery purposes
• Australian Law Reform Commission: Report on privacy
• NZ Patents Bill
• Trade mark office upholds foreign laws
• Chocolate war: Kit Kat shape refused trade mark registration

 

NZ Patents Bill

July 2008

A Patents Bill has been introduced into the New Zealand Parliament, closely modelled on the Australian Patents legislation.  The intention is to tighten up the requirements for receiving a patent to prevent New Zealand businesses being restrained by patents for technologies available for use around the world for free.

The Patents Bill is based on the draft bill released in 2005 and is expected to come into force some time in 2009.

The text of the Patents Bill 235-1 (2008) is available here.

 

Written by Kenneth Chan, Solicitor