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Wayne Hudson
Heath Anderson
Kirk Boladeras
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Intellectual Property
Corporate
Technology
Because open source software (OSS) is easily accessible and can save developers time and money, it is becoming an increasingly important tool in the development of commercial software. However, many firms and developers may be unaware that software licensed under an open source licence could expose them to significant legal and commercial risk.
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21
Oct
2009
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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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29
Sep
2009
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Wayne Hudson
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Intellectual Property
Litigation
A recent decision concerning the registration of domain names under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) involving the domain <trademe.com> illustrates how hard it can be for New Zealand businesses to protect their IP from cyber squatters overseas, and the need for defensive IP protection strategies.
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5
May
2009
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Wayne Hudson
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Intellectual Property
Commercial Contracts
Litigation
The commissioning rule in the Copyright Act 1994 automatically allocates copyright ownership to the “commissioner” for artistic works, film or sound recordings, and computer programs. Parties can however contract out of this default rule. Maxim Group v Jones Publishing is a recent High Court decision which provides a warning to parties wishing to contract out of the default rule.
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13
Mar
2009
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Wayne Hudson
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Intellectual Property
Commercial Contracts
Many artists who leave their works with retailers, art galleries, or cafés for sale, may be unaware that New Zealand’s security laws severely restrict their ability to retrieve those works.
Recently, New Zealand artists were given a wake-up call with the financial collapse of Eon, a prominent outlet for the country’s design community. Unbeknownst to many, Eon had given security to its bank over all of its assets, which left the artists with no reasonable prospect of retrieving their works or getting paid for them.
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