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How To Use The Copyright Symbol (©) In New Zealand
If you run a small business, your content is often one of your biggest assets. It might be...
15 Jan 2026
What Is BIMI And Do New Zealand Businesses Need A Trade Mark To Use It?
Email trust has never mattered more for New Zealand small businesses. Inboxes are more crowded than ever, scams...
15 Jan 2026
Key Instagram Copyright Rules For New Zealand Businesses
As a business, avoiding Instagram can be challenging - after all, it might even be a core part...
29 Jan 2025
When Independent Contractors Create Work, Who Owns The Intellectual Property? (2026 Updated)
You’ve hired a designer to build your logo, a developer to create your app, or a marketing contractor...
6 Jan 2025
How Do Royalties Work? (2026 Updated)
Royalties can be a great way to earn ongoing income from something you’ve created (or own), without having...
6 Jan 2025
Received A Trade Mark Adverse Report From the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand? Here Are Your Options (2026 Updated)
Putting time (and money) into your brand is exciting - until you receive a message from the Intellectual...
6 Jan 2025
Everything You Need To Know About Starting An eCommerce Business (2026 Updated)
Starting an eCommerce business is one of the most accessible ways to build a brand in New Zealand....
6 Jan 2025
Is Cybersquatting Legal? (2026 Updated)
Buying a domain name can feel like grabbing a prime piece of digital real estate. But if the...
6 Jan 2025
Want To Protect Your Ideas Or Copyright? Here’s How An NDA Or Copyright Disclaimer Can Help. (2026 Updated)
You’ve finally got a great idea: a new product, a unique brand concept, a course, an app, or...
6 Jan 2025
Thinking About Registering An International Trade Mark? (2026 Updated)
If you’re building a brand in New Zealand, chances are you’re not thinking “local only”. Even if you...
6 Jan 2025
How Can Your Business Avoid Misleading or Deceptive Conduct? (2026 Updated)
When you’re running a business, it’s easy to think “misleading or deceptive conduct” only happens when someone is...
6 Jan 2025
How To Prepare A Data Breach Response Plan For Your Business (2026 Updated)
Most business owners don’t plan for a data breach the same way they plan for sales, hiring, or...
6 Jan 2025
Product Liability In New Zealand (2026 Updated)
If you sell products in New Zealand, product liability isn’t something to leave until “later”. One faulty batch,...
6 Jan 2025
Is It Illegal To Delete Or Change Your Business’ Online Reviews? (2026 Updated)
Online reviews can make or break a small business in New Zealand. They’re often the first thing a...
6 Jan 2025
Who Can Access Medical Records? (2026 Updated)
Medical records can feel intensely personal - because they are. They can include your diagnoses, prescriptions, test results,...
6 Jan 2025
What Are Plant Breeders’ Rights? (2026 Updated)
If you’ve spent months (or years) developing a new plant variety, it’s completely normal to wonder: how do...
6 Jan 2025
How Do You Protect Your Slogan Or Tagline From Your Competitor? (2026 Updated)
Your slogan (or tagline) can be one of the most valuable parts of your brand. It’s the line...
6 Jan 2025
What You Need To Know About Dropshipping (2026 Updated)
Dropshipping can look like the “easy” way to start an online business: you market products, take orders, and...
6 Jan 2025
Returns, Refunds and Exchanges: What Are Your Obligations? (2026 Updated)
You’ve made the sale, you’ve packed the order, and then the message comes through: “I want a refund.”...
6 Jan 2025
Protecting Your IP With A Trade Mark (2026 Updated)
You’ve put real time (and money) into building your brand - the name, the logo, the packaging, the...
6 Jan 2025
A Guide To Protecting Your Trade Secrets In New Zealand (2026 Updated)
If you’ve put real time (and money) into building a business, chances are you’ve created something valuable that...
6 Jan 2025
Displaying The Correct Advertised Price For Your Goods (2026 Updated)
Getting your pricing right sounds simple - until you’ve got in-store shelf labels, online listings, discount codes, “was/now”...
6 Jan 2025
Need A Data Processing Agreement? (2026 Updated)
If your business uses third parties to store, handle, analyse or otherwise “process” personal information, a Data Processing...
6 Jan 2025
Worried About Privacy Complaints? How To Make Sure Your Business Is Prepared (2026 Updated)
Most business owners don’t set out to “get privacy wrong”. Usually, it’s the opposite - you’re trying to...
6 Jan 2025
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