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The tale of two Monsters
Hansen Beverages is a large United States corporation which has sold MONSTER branded energy drinks for a number of years. The product sells in the hundreds of millions of dollars...Don’t count on copyright in Australia
Under New Zealand law copyright can be infringed by a competitor who copies a three dimensional product (which most products are) in terms of its appearance. This can apply even...Is there copyright in a slogan?
A common misconception is that copyright cannot be relied on to protect short slogans of the type used in advertising. This is because such slogans are seen by some as...Is there such a thing as Maori IP?
In recent times a number of Maori groups have argued that aspects of their culture cannot be used without proper permission. For example Maori groups objected when an Israeli tobacco...