Latest FromIntellectual Property
![NZ game developers shine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ game developers shine
New Zealand's game developers produced six games which hit top 10 iOS downloads charts in the US last year.
![Success: Winning control of information](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Success: Winning control of information
Knowledge is strength, but well-organised knowledge is better
![Pat Pilcher: Mega's chief tech man Mathias Ortmann](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pat Pilcher: Mega's chief tech man Mathias Ortmann
Pat Pilcher talks to the chief technology officer of MEGA, Mathias Ortmann.
![NZ to introduce plain packaging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ to introduce plain packaging
The Government is expecting legal challenges over plain cigarette packaging and has warned they could cost taxpayers up to $6 million.
![Plain packaging for cigarettes a legal minefield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Plain packaging for cigarettes a legal minefield
Prime Minister John Key says he is expecting legal challenges if the Government goes ahead with a plan to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
![Pat Pilcher: Software patents stoush rolls on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pat Pilcher: Software patents stoush rolls on
Has the NZ Government caved in to big US corporates over software patenting? Pat Pilcher looks at the issues.
![Mega hit with 150 copyright warnings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mega hit with 150 copyright warnings
Kim Dotcom's new Mega website has already received 150 notices for copyrighted content allegedly being hosted on the service, according to a report.
![Pat Pilcher: RIANZ responds to Dotcom piracy plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pat Pilcher: RIANZ responds to Dotcom piracy plan
"They make some pretty bold claims around the levels of piracy in New Zealand, but how are they measuring it?" asks Pat Pilcher.
![Marmite fight gets High Court date](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Marmite fight gets High Court date
A battle between Sanitarium and a Christchurch man who imported 2000 jars of UK Marmite into New Zealand will head to the High Court early next year.
![Susan Chalmers: TPP traps - we need to know the costs as well as the gains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Susan Chalmers: TPP traps - we need to know the costs as well as the gains
I'm not an economist, but I do understand what a net loss or a net gain is, writes Susan Chalmers. Most people will be familiar with the concept - at the end of the day, are you better or worse off?
![Data theft claims head for court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Data theft claims head for court
A top real estate firm has begun an internal inquiry after accusations it took data from one of New Zealand's biggest property databases to set up a rival business.
![Kiwi label wins wine clash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi label wins wine clash
A French winemaking giant has lost its case against a Hawkes Bay estate after it accused the company of ripping off the name of one of its wines.
![Jane Kelsey: Hollywood lays down its own law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jane Kelsey: Hollywood lays down its own law
Hollywood is determined to succeed. "The movie and music industries are the two most powerful copyright lobbies in America," writes Jane Kelsey.
![Fraudster ‘stole my idea’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fraudster ‘stole my idea’
The man facing a police investigation over the construction of the CTV building has been awarded a US patent for a invention he's accused of stealing from a friend.