INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 

ANDREW BROWN QC 

BCL (Oxon), LLB (Hons), Barrister, Auckland 

This review covers case law developments in intellectual property in New Zealand since January 2010. 

Trade Marks 

Objections to registrability: S17(1)(a) – Prior reputation in an earlier mark; s25(1) prior registered trade mark or prior well-known mark 

The period under review has seen a number of cases dealing with these familiar grounds. On two occasions the Court of Appeal has provided strong guidance and/or reconfirmed established principles.