Tag Archives: intellectual property

Science embraced: patent policy merits a brief mention

Posted on March 7, 2012 by sticknz

Another guest blog by IP mentor, Doug Calhoun The McGuinness Institute is to be congratulated on its exhaustive analysis of science in New Zealand, “Report 9: Science Embraced: Government-funded Science Under the Microscope”: The report will no doubt generate considerable … Continue reading →

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Kiwi culture to ‘look under the IT hood’ provides an overseas opportunity

Posted on December 21, 2010 by sticknz

We’ve got the national initiative and creativity to look under the hood of IT systems, but the country’s missing an opportunity to collectively sell its IT security expertise to the world. “If we took a pan New Zealand concept of … Continue reading →

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Safe vaccine gun picks up the design equivalent of an Olympic gold medal – (Simcro)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by sticknz

We, as in NZ Inc, and particularly the companies that get them, are always keen to be internationally recognised. And when the company involved, Simcro, devotes 10-12% of its annual turnover to R&D, there’s even more reason to celebrate walking … Continue reading →

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The absurdity of someone ‘owning’ an idea drives NZ Open Source Awards

Posted on October 8, 2010 by sticknz

Information wants to be free, and the relative absurdity of someone ‘owning’ an idea is part of a philosophical shift in thinking of how intellectual property is generated and used according to Wellingtonian Dave Moskovitz. The NZ Open Source Use … Continue reading →

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