ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 4
I am not convinced by Eastman NZ’s argument about the different trade marks ELC has used and registered. Adopting differ...
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ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 3
A finding of bad faith would require establishing that the applicant (when filing) lacked an intention to use the trade ...
ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 2
I do not think it would be appropriate to make a finding of bad faith simply because the application for registration wa...
ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 1
Discovering potential infringement activity and subsequently applying to register a trade mark is normal brand protectio...
ニュージーランド No causal connection between the COVID-19 pandemic and the Mark not being used
Section 66(2) of the Act provides an avenue for defending against a claim of non-use of a trade mark where special circu...
ニュージーランド Broadening of the specification
The widening of a specification to add goods or services not encompassed by the trade mark application as filed is not p...
ニュージーランド Disclaimers
New Zealand IP Office > Current Practice Guidelines > DisclaimersA disclaimer is an acknowledgement by the owner of a tr...