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Wearables in Elite Sport: Privacy, Consent and Data Ownership in New Zealand
With the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games now concluded, attention is turning from competition results to the systems that support high-performance athletes behind the scenes. One of the most significant...
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Battling Cybersquatting: Protecting your Brand in the Digital Age
In today’s digital age, branding and intellectual property can be a business’s most valuable...
The Copyright Trap for Creators in New Zealand
If you are a creative who produces works based “on commission”, you could be...
Copyright Considerations when using AI in the Workplace
If you use a generative AI tool in your everyday work activities, you’re unlikely...
Is 2026 a wake-up call for your trade mark strategy?
For many businesses, trade marks have traditionally been managed on a “set and forget”...
Five fantastic benefits of trade mark registration
What is a trade mark? A trade mark is a type of intellectual property...
Copyright in the employment relationship: made by you, but is it yours?
In a world where content is king, intellectual property (IP) rights rule supreme. So,...
Issues Paper – review of the Copyright Act 1994
At the end of November 2018 the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)...
Competition and Consumer Law / Intellectual Property specialist Anna Ryan promoted to Lane Neave partnership
Lane Neave is pleased to announce the promotion of Anna Ryan to the firm’s...
Why you should make brand protection a priority in 2018 – case study
If you are starting a new business venture, launching a new product or service,...