Latest News & Articles
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27 October 2022
Legal disputes between successful bands who have parted ways are not an uncommon occurrence. Such events are a cautionary tale, not only for musicians but to all individuals who band together on small-scale business ventures. Whether you are a musical group or your talents lie in a tech start-up, it is prudent to anticipate partners going their separate ways in the future.
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27 October 2022
Henry Hughes IP has been recognised for its hard work this year by receiving a number of awards. Rankings were based on a number of attributes, including initiatives, achievements, longevity in the industry, points of difference, third party references and client service approach.
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25 October 2022
The High Court of Australia recently handed down its decision in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2022] HCA 29 regarding computer-implemented inventions in Australia.
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6 July 2022
In the District Court of New York, an unusual dispute has recently unfolded involving Intellectual Property, Art, Crypto-currency and Fashion. We discuss the latest challenging of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) called "MetaBirkin" - a series of digital images featuring furry renditions of Hermes' coveted and exclusive Birkin handbag.
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5 July 2022
On 30 June 2022, New Zealand and the European Union concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (NZ-EU FTA, the Agreement). The Agreement requires changes to New Zealand's law regarding copyright and geographical indications.
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5 July 2022
The High Court has delivered a rare verdict in the IP field: the granting of a permanent injunction on the grounds of breach of contract which involved the unauthorised use of a confusingly similar trade mark.
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4 July 2022
The concept of a ‘strong’ patent is difficult to define. As with many things in patent law the answer is “it depends”. Mostly it depends on what the patentee wants the patent to achieve. A patent which does not support the business goals of the patentee is not strong.
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6 April 2022
The Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom (NZ-UK FTA, the Agreement) has been finalised and was signed on the 28th of February 2022. This article focuses on provisions relating to intellectual property rights.
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6 April 2022
As of 24 March 2022, it is now possible to register a domain name directly at the .au domain eg. www.yourname.au. This is being called “.au direct” by auDA, Australia’s domain name registry.
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22 March 2022
We are receiving an increasing number of emails purporting to be from clients or associates, which when investigated further are illegitimate and likely malicious.