This focused event is designed to deliver the key information pertaining to intellectual property law. Join our panel of experts as they explore recent legal developments and share forward-thinking approaches for I.P. protection. Pick up the essentials of trade mark assessment and registration, explore strategies for mitigating patent infringement, and go back to basics by reviewing the legal due processes of I.P. disputes and litigation.
2:00pm to 3:00pm Trade Mark Protection: Learning Objectives and Practical Insights
- Relevant developments in New Zealand Trade Mark Law including a review of relevant case law
- Strategies for ongoing trade mark management and brand protection
- Best practice for avoiding invalidity claims
Presented by Dr Victoria Argyle, Senior Associate, AJ Park IP Law Limited; Barrister
3:00pm to 4:00pm Navigating Patent Infringement: A Close Look at New Zealand's Regulations
- Identifying acts that may constitute patent infringement
- Recognising exceptions from patent infringement and their legal implications
- Contributory infringement: assessing liability for aiding or encouraging infringement
- Exploring legal defences and strategies for patent protection
Presented by David Nowak, Registered Patent Attorney, Australia and New Zealand, Henry Hughes Intellectual Property
Chair:
John Glengarry, Consultant, Buddle Findlay; Who’s Who Legal Global Elite Thought Leader, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 2023
4.15pm to 5.15pm Intellectual Property Disputes & Litigation Best Practice
- Establishing your client’s dispute and defences
- Drafting and responding to Letters of Demand and Cease-and-Desist Letters
- Collaborative strategy development with your client
- Navigating the legal procedures when the dispute goes to Court
- Negotiation excellence and managing your client’s expectations
Presented by Kate Duckworth, Director, Kate Duckworth Intellectual Property Limited
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD hours
Break
Learning Objectives:
- Receive valuable knowledge for handling trade mark applications and mitigating risk of invalidity claims
- Acquire a deeper understanding of patent infringement and strategies for patent protection
- Gain valuable insights for effectively managing intellectual property disputes and litigation
Presenters
Ms. Kate Duckworth, Director, Kate Duckworth Intellectual Property Limited
Intellectual property is a specialised and therefore often not well understood area of law. Kate Duckworth aims to demystify intellectual property and help her clients navigate what can be a complex space. Kate has been working in the field of intellectual property for over 15 years. She is a qualified lawyer, patent attorney and trade mark attorney. She specialises in dispute resolution, copyright, trade marks and branding and commercialisation of intellectual property. Kate's experience is broad and varied and includes working for New Zealand companies and large multi-, nationals, government and universities, across all fields of intellectual property and includes representing clients at hearings before the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Mr. David Nowak, Director, Henry Hughes Intellectual Property
David is a Registered Patent Attorney in Australia and New Zealand and a Director of Henry Hughes IP Ltd. David joined Henry Hughes in 2009 prior to which he was a Senior Patent Examiner at the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand. David graduated from the University of Auckland in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biological Sciences, and in 2007 with a Bachelor of Laws. David is an expert in all matters relating to the Patents Act 2013. He writes sections of the LexisNexis publication on the Patents Act 2013 and is currently authoring a substantial rewrite of the Patents chapter of the Laws of New Zealand. David also has a deep interest in the area of patentable subject matter in the life sciences, and spoke at the global BIO conference on this subject in 2016 and 2019. David was recently named a 2022 IP Star by Managing IP Magazine.
Mr. John Glengarry, Consultant, Buddle Findlay
John Glengarry is a consultant in the Intellectual Property team of law firm Buddle Findlay and a Registered Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney, Registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney, Notary Public and specialist intellectual property lawyer with more than 30 years' experience working in New Zealand and overseas. A former member of the New Zealand Law Society Intellectual Property Law Committee and Immediate Past President of the New Zealand Group of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), John is a current member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Geographical Indications Committee, a Fellow of the New Zealand Intellectual Property Attorneys (FNZIPA) and a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ).
Dr. Victoria Argyle, Senior Associate, AJ Park IP Law Limited
Victoria is a senior associate in AJ Park’s Litigation team and assists clients in litigation matters concerning all areas of intellectual property (IP). Previous to Victoria's role at AJ Park, she practiced as an employed barrister with Andrew Brown QC. She acted as Junior Counsel on patent opposition and revocation matters, and trade mark opposition matters. Victoria's role included providing general patent advice concerning possible infringement and regulatory matters, and she assisted with filing trade mark applications, prosecuted trade mark applications through to acceptance, and maintained trade mark registrations. Victoria also assisted Andrew in the provision of advice to clients concerning copyright, the Fair Trading Act and passing off. Prior to that, Victoria practiced as a patent attorney in the Chembio team at Baldwins (which was acquired by AJ Park in 2020).
