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All the Hallmarks of a Hollywood Drama
In mid-2022 the United States Supreme Court heard an appeal around use of an Andy Warhol image of Prince. There is concern that its...


Party on the Lawn – was it okay for Trevor Mallard to use music without permission or payment?
Those who live in glass houses have been throwing stones. National MP Melissa Lee asked a series of questions of Speaker of the House of...

Listen to me!
I was the expert 🤓 on Jesse Mulligan's Afternoons slot on Radio New Zealand National on Monday. I talk about why I love being an...
Copywrong
I was quoted in a recent New Zealand Law Society article about the use of artworks in public places. You can read the article here:...


Green with envy
Read my latest article published by the New Zealand Law Society here: https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/latest-news/n...


Really New Zealand? Sh*t Towns versus Poo Towns is a trade mark dispute? Self-defecating humour?
"Sh*t Towns of New Zealand" is complaining that "Poo Towns of New Zealand" is too similar and is causing confusion. "Sh*t Towns of New...


Hey Kids! Science is cool
How lucky are we to have such amazing scientists in New Zealand? It is an absolute pleasure to see and hear such articulate scientists...
We have opportunities, we need to maximise on those and intellectual property is no exception
I wish that right now I had shares in a ventilator company. I wish I had shares in a breathing mask company. I wish I had shares in a...

When your confidential information "sucks" ... and is to be avoided like COVID-19
The New Zealand Law Society published my latest article in its April 2020 edition of its LawTalk magazine. It talks about the problems...
Named again as a leading practitioner in the World Trade Mark Review rankings - seven years running
I am proud to have been named again as a leading practitioner by the respected World Trade Mark Review: https://www.worldtrademarkreview....


Why are so few women inventors named on patents?
A recent BBC article looks at why women inventors account for just under 13% of patent applications globally. This stems from low...
Indigenous Knowledge Down Under
We come from a land down under where at least at one point in time, “women glow and men plunder”. This has left the indigenous peoples...