30
Jun
2010

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Mia Sudzum
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Intellectual Property
Technology
Following its review of the proposed Patents Bill, the Commerce Select Committee has recommended excluding computer programs as inventions capable of patent protection. This recommendation has received a lot of attention and has led to a range of submissions on the issue of patentability of computer programs and the potential impact of the Select Committee’s recommendation.
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27
May
2010


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Heath Anderson
Kirk Boladeras
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Intellectual Property
Being NZ music month, and in light of some recent developments in the area of copyright and music, we thought it timely to remind businesses of their obligations in relation to playing music in public places.
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11
May
2010


- Authors
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Mark Gavin
Stephanie Melbourne
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Technology
Privacy
Social networking technology is increasingly becoming part of New Zealanders’ lives, fuelling concerns about the implications such technology is having on user privacy on the internet. Social networking applications that have been developed for mobile phones have added to this list of concerns. As social networking is being integrated across a number of platforms, it is becoming more difficult for users to have complete control over their personal information despite their best efforts via privacy settings.
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21
Oct
2009

- Authors
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Wayne Hudson
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Intellectual Property
A set of guidelines to help you ensure that your innovation is genuinely unique, assess whether to commercialise, identify partners and raise capital.
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14
Apr
2009


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Simon Martin
Kate Mullarkey
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Consumer Law
The customer database is a key asset for many businesses but unless the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act is considered as part of the establishment and maintenance of your customer database could erode the value of that asset.
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