Confidential Information, Trade Secrets & Know-how

Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Know-How Date:  May 2020 Over the last month or so we have been asked by several of our clients what is the difference between Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Know-how. These terms are used often in the context of negotiations or in discussions in relation to collaborations, investment decisions, sale of a business, investment sales, collaboration of technology and in Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) to name a few. Confidential Information, Trade […]


NZ – Cannabis Legalisation and the overlap with Trade Marks

NZ – Cannabis Legalisation and Overlap with Trade Marks On 1 May 2020, The New Zealand Government released the exposure draft of the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill (the Bill). The Bill [full copy can be found here] sets out a way for the Government to control and regulate cannabis. This regulatory model covers how people can produce, supply, or consume cannabis. The Bill’s main purpose is to reduce cannabis-related harm to individuals, families/whānau […]


Border Protection Notices in New Zealand

Border Protection Notices in New Zealand When counterfeit products are located within the New Zealand market it can be difficult to establish the point of source; especially when the product appears in many different places.  It is therefore increasingly important to try and prevent the product from entering the market at all. The New Zealand Customs Service has the ability to prevent counterfeit goods from being imported into the New Zealand market, or exported, if […]


Are your Trade Marks fit for purpose?

Are your Trade Marks fit for Purpose? Take a moment to review your IP portfolio. We are certainly all working in challenging times. No one day is like another. Whether we are in lockdown or working (and schooling kids) from home our world has changed, and we are changing with it. We are excited seeing the amount of innovation and creativity that is arising from the opportunities that people are seeing in our changing world. […]