Intellectual property and information technology

Madrid is coming to New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the few countries in the developed world which has not yet joined the Madrid Protocol, which provides a system of international registration for trade marks. However, as senior associate Colleen Cavanagh outlines in this article, this is set to change.

Ringleaders punished for role in "largest pharmaceutical spamming operation in the history of the internet"
New Zealand's anti-spam agency is hailing a major success after the High Court awarded significant penalties against two local men involved in what is being described as the "largest pharmaceutical spamming operation in the history of the internet".

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