New Trademark Guidelines in Using Māori Elements
- How can the new guidelines on using Māori elements published in 2024 assist trade mark owners who wish to use Māori elements in their trade marks
- Understanding the Tapu/Noa Principle
- Using the Aratohu Mātauranga checklist
Presented by Lynell Tuffery Huria, Managing Partner, Kahui Legal
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD/CPE hours
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Chair
Garry Williams KC, Richmond Chambers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the 2024 guidelines for using Māori elements in trade marks, including the Tapu/Noa principle
- Learn how to apply the Aratohu Mātauranga checklist to ensure culturally appropriate and compliant trade mark use
Presenters
Garry Williams KC, Richmond Chambers
Garry Williams has more than 20 years' experience of civil and commercial litigation. He started his career at Russell McVeagh in 1992, where his work focused on commercial litigation and contentious intellectual property matters. In 1997, Garry went to the UK where he worked for Nabarro Nathanson and then Olswang. On his return to New Zealand in 2003, Garry joined Bell Gully and was a member of that firm's litigation department until moving to the separate Bar at the beginning of 2014. He is now a member of Richmond Chambers, the specialist advocacy and advisory set located in the General Buildings on the corner of Shortland and O'Connell Streets in the heart of Auckland's CBD and legal precinct. Garry accepts instructions in most areas of civil litigation and he has particular expertise in intellectual property matters. He is an experienced trial and appellate advocate, having appeared many times in New Zealand's superior courts and specialist tribunals. Garry is on the Faculty of the NZLS Litigation Skills Programme. He is also a member of the Trans-Tasman and New Zealand Committees of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ).
Lynell Tuffery Huria, Managing Partner, Kahui Legal
Lynell is recognised as the first Māori Patent Attorney and is acknowledged as a leading expert on indigenous intellectual property rights, Māori intellectual property and trade mark protection. Over the last 30 years, Lynell has worked for a large intellectual property specialist firm, advising a wide variety of clients including whanau, hapū, and iwi, sole traders, companies, and multi-national corporations. Lynell is keen to continue to assist Māori to navigate the intellectual property system and develop new and innovative ways to protect our cultural heritage.
