Jane Glover Barrister – Mediator – Adjudicator

Domain names

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In Copyright, Domain names, Geographical indications, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade marks

5 Min read

I know, I know – we are all intellectual property specialists; we have the words ‘intellectual property’ sprinkled liberally throughout our websites; we read intellectual property articles and cases; we go to intellectual property conferences…. And yet. “Intellectual property” is just a catch-all, a voluminous handbag filled with largely unrelated items, some...

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Can Tim Batt keep the domain name coalitionparty.co.nz?

By Jane Glover

In Domain names, Intellectual Property, Trade marks

3 Min read

Earlier this year, comedian Tim Batt registered a handful of “Coalition Party” domain names, shortly after the Destiny Church-brigade announced that it was starting a political party under that name. I thought it was such a New Zealand-style protest: gentle, non-confrontational, and kind of sweet. The best part, as you probably know, is that he uploaded an episode of The Male Gayz, a...

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