Toblerone’s Logo and Deceptive Trade Marks in New Zealand

Toblerone’s Logo and Deceptive Trade Marks in New Zealand The Toblerone chocolate brand (produced by Mondelez International) has recently been barred from using the iconic Matterhorn mountain peak in its logo, so as not to violate the Swissness Act. This change in logo has come about as a result of Mondelez moving some of its Toblerone production out of Switzerland, to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. A further change to the packaging will be of the wording “of Switzerland” to read […]


New Zealand Chinese Language Week

New Zealand Chinese Language Week Over the last week we have celebrated New Zealand Chinese Language Week.  Each day we posted some key considerations.  We have gathered these below. Having a Good Chinese Name 大家好，祝大家新西兰中文周快乐！Happy New Zealand Chinese Language Week, everyone! Having a good Chinese name for your home brand is a must and basic thing to consider if you are doing or going to do business in China. To celebrate the Chinese language week, […]


Update to Confidential Evidence guidelines

Confidential Evidence – Guidelines Update The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has updated its practice guidelines relating to confidential evidence filed in trade mark proceedings. While it is possible to request information be kept confidential when filing evidence at IPONZ (by means of a separate declaration marked as “confidential”), it is required per the Trade Mark Regulations 2003 that all evidence in proceedings be served on the opposite party if it is to […]