The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has updated the test for assessing the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, ruling an invention regarding an electronic gaming machine with a particular feature game as not patentable subject matter.

 The NZ Plant Variety Rights Bill has been referred back to Parliament for its second reading. 

 On 21 October 2021 it was announced that New Zealand and United Kingdom have come to an agreement in principle on the key elements of a free trade deal. We highlight the commitments in relation to intellectual property which are included in the agreement.

 Copyright in artist’s paintings created during marriage have been found to be relationship property, to be divided equally by value between the parties upon separation.

 The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 11 September 2021.

The new Fijian Trademarks Act was gazetted on 20 August 2021 and replaces the Trade-Marks Act 1933

We are pleased to congratulate Elena Szentiványi on being named president of New Zealand Intellectual Property Attorneys Inc (NZIPA).

Henry Hughes Law, a boutique IP law firm associated with Henry Hughes IP, is proud to have been named a finalist in the Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year category in the New Zealand Law Awards 2021.

The Australian Federal Court has found an artificial intelligence (AI) can be an inventor for the purposes of Australian patent law.