Decision which I gave as an appointed Expert for a complaint to the NZ Domain Name Commissioner’s Dispute Resolution Service (decision DRS 1311).
GunsNZ v Rountree
Kevin2020-07-06T04:58:04+00:00Decision which I gave as an appointed Expert for a complaint to the NZ Domain Name Commissioner’s Dispute Resolution Service (decision DRS 1319).
Watkins International Corp v Prestige Pools
Kevin2020-07-06T03:59:34+00:00Counsel for the defendant (briefed for the trial) on the first design rights case to go to trial in the High Court in over 30 years. The case related to spa pool designs. The case was reported at (2018) 131 IPR 353.
Craig v Social Media Consultants Limited
Kevin2020-07-06T02:35:46+00:00Counsel for the appellant (briefed for the appeal), I successfully argued that the High Court should overturn the District Court’s decision to strike out the plaintiff’s claim for copyright infringement. The claim related to the publication on the Whale Oil blog of a poem written by Colin Craig, and also involved issues of breach of privacy and breach of confidence.
Opinel SAS v Pirie
Kevin2020-07-06T04:55:55+00:00Decision which I gave as an appointed Expert for a complaint to the NZ Domain Name Commissioner’s Dispute Resolution Service (decision DRS 1236).
MAN AG v Shaanxi Heavy-Duty Automobile Corp
Kevin2020-07-06T02:27:17+00:00Counsel for the appellant/opponent on a successful appeal to the High Court, overturning IPONZ’s decision to allow registration of the mark SHACMAN
Yellow Holdings v Eurobelt
Kevin2022-11-09T02:13:26+00:00Counsel for the defendant in successfully opposing an application for the immediate transfer of a domain name in an interim injunction application in the Auckland High Court.
Aleem v Nelson Petroleum
Kevin2022-11-09T02:13:58+00:00Counsel for the applicant in an IPONZ trade mark opposition relating to the mark MINI-TANKERS.
Confidential
Kevin2020-07-06T03:57:51+00:00Counsel for the plaintiff on application for interim injunction on a breach of confidence and breach of contract claim in the Auckland High Court (settled by undertakings after proceedings filed).
Pinnacle Liquor Group v NZ Winegrowers
Kevin2020-07-06T03:55:09+00:00Counsel for the opponent, NZ Winegrowers, in successful opposition to an application by Pinnacle Liquor for a trade mark comprising the words SOUTH ISLAND in stylised form.