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Trademarks that will never be used can be ‘bad faith’ business – a UK case has lessons for NZ and Australia

By Rob Batty, Associate Professor, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

TV companies trademarking whips, drinks companies trademarking sausage machines? A long-running British court battle puts the spotlight on the flaws in trademark registration systems.

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