Chip Chat Newsletter

Chip Chat is our information communication technology (ICT) e-newsletter. Each issue includes updates on intellectual property developments in the ICT industry.

Issue 5 - Chip Chat March 2008

The New Zealand Government has released guidelines for treating intellectual property (IP) in its information and communication technology (ICT) contracts.

Issue 4 - Chip Chat May 2007

In our May issue of Chip Chat we fill you in on some new IP legislation, The Copyright (New Technologies & Performers' Rights) Amendment Bill and the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. We also continue our series on patenting an invention with step 4: is it an invention?

Issue 3 - Chip Chat October 2006

In the October issue of Chip Chat we cover step 3 for patenting your invention: is it yours? There is also an article about domain name "parking" and "tasting" and we take a closer look at patent trolls.

Issue 2 - Chip Chat June 2006

In our second issue of Chip Chat we continue our 8 easy steps to patenting your invention with step 2 - assess the prior art. You can also read about patentability and freedom to operate and the Government's changes to funding through the Enterprise Development Grant.

Issue 1 - Chip Chat February 2006

In this issue: 8 steps to patenting your invention: step 1 - keep it secret, the latest on the Blackberry case and the new .nz domain name dispute resolution system.