Patent law changes: government rush to please Aussies will hurt NZ business
Given the choice between hurting a part of New Zealand business or having a few red faces on the next Canberra visit, ministers have opted to hurt New Zealand business. With special feature audio.
Rob Hosking Tue, 03 May 2016
Screw up the New Zealand patent attorney sector, or embarrass yourself in front of the Aussies.
That is the awkward political corner the government has backed itself into over pending changes to how patent attorneys are regulated.
The legislation is a relic of the government's first term when
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