xxx domain names - when and how to register them to use or block others use

April 19, 2019

xxx domain names – when and how to register them to use or block others use

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Change to IPONZ examination practice – parent-divisional claim overlap

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand recently implemented changes to its examination practice for examining New Zealand patent applications under the Patents Act 2013. The changes relate to how IPONZ examines overlapping scope between parent and divisional applications. Parent and Divisional Patent Applications Patent applications sometimes describe multiple inventions. Since a patent is only...

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NZ High Court says an AI cannot be named as an inventor on a patent

On 17 March 2023, the High Court of New Zealand issued its decision on whether ‘Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of United Sentience’ (DABUS), an artificial intelligence (AI) system, could be named as an inventor in a New Zealand patent application: Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2023] NZHC 554. The High Court said that it...

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James & Wells awarded Tier 1 rankings in three categories, seven individuals ranked

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Tier 1 ranking by Asia IP in Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution and Trademark Prosecution. Along with the Tier 1 rankings, the following James & Wells IP practitioners have been named by Asia IP as IP Experts: Ian Finch Gus Hazel Jonathan Lucas Carrick Robinson...

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