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22 October 2023

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A sticky situation: How NZ lost trademark rights to Manuka Honey

by Isabelle Tozer
Manuka Honey is a staple product for health and well-being. It can be drizzled over porridge, in wellness tea or even in skin care products. In fact, the lucrative product can fetch up to $5000 for a 230g jar. What makes Manuka Honey so special? Manuka Honey comes from the Manuka tree, a white ...

16 October 2023

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X-posing Copyright Concerns: More troubles ahead of Elon Musk’s rebranded Twitter

by Isabelle Tozer
Formerly known as Twitter, “X” under the new leadership of Elon Musk has had a rocky start with a loss of almost 50% of ad-revenue. Unfortunately for X Corp, more trouble seems to be on the horizon relating to their new app name and logo “X”.   There are nearly 900 ...

10 August 2023

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Protect your Brand

Often, it is not until after launching a new business or new product that a business owner thinks about protecting their brand… and sometimes it can be too late. You ask your IP lawyer to register a Trade Mark and they say one of two things: there is already a prior registered Trade Ma...

13 June 2023

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Two Women, Two Dreams, One Name

by Charles Bergman
In April earlier this year, pop music icon Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) found herself in the Australian Court System. The reason? She was being sued by Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor (known professionally as Katie Perry) over trademark infringement for selling her merchandise ...

22 May 2023

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Let’s (Not) Get It On: A Win for Musicians – and Ed Sheeran fans – Everywhere

by Charles Bergman
Not only are the titles of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” and Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” distinct, a jury at Manhattan Federal Court decided that the songs are different too. In 2016, the heirs of Marvin Gaye’s co-writer, Ed Townsend, brough...