There is a perception that following the changes in 2018 to N.Z’s Overseas Investment Act the door has now been shut on foreigners buying in New Zealand. While that is partly true there are still many opportunities within current N.Z. law for foreigners to acquire their own little slice ...
According to the Chinese patent law, trademark law and some other related laws, foreign law firms, agencies and any foreign person shall appoint any of such organizations as designated by the State to act as its or his agent. The common types of intellectual property rights in China mainly in...
In 2001, the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act introduced s 15 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 into New Zealand's property regime. The purpose of this section was to rebalance any significant economic disparities that existed between the parties' incomes and living standards as a ...
Recent case law is explored and some challenges for the future outlined. While the need for the Act remains, it may be timely for a fuller review to be undertaken. I INTRODUCTION The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPRA) was enacted 25 years ago. It is timely to ...
The guiding legislation surrounding patents in India is thePatents Act (1970), which has been amended several times to conform to international standards, including for example, the extension of patent protection period to 20 years. Patent law amendments can be found on the website ofOCGPDTM, wh...
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Registration typically involves a thorough examination process to ensure the mark meets the required special considerations, spelled out in the federal Lanham Act—the law establishing the US’s trademark registration system and defining what constitutes trademark violation....
Tasman Insulation New Zealand Ltd v Knauf Insulation Ltd [2014] NZHC 960 at [72]. Rob Batty “Loss of Property Ownership and Registered Trade Mark Law” (2018) 28(4) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 118 at 122; and Robin Hickey “The Problem of Divesting Abandonment” (2016) 1 The...
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While the cost of building a house is still increasing, it is at a much slower rate than previously, CoreLogic finds The cost to build a ‘standard’ single storey three bedroom, two-bathroom standalone dwelling in NZ increased by 0.6% in the three months to December, half the 1.1% growt...