PHONE NUMBER

+64 21 389 121

EMAIL ADDRESS​

clive@cliveelliott.com

Publications and Seminars

  • Patents and Trade Marks (Intellectual Property Law) (Lexis Nexis) (co-author)
  • Copyright and Design in New Zealand (Lexis Nexis) (co-author)
  • Electronic Business Law (Lexis Nexis) (co-author)
  • “Computer Contracts” in Lexis Nexis New Zealand Precedents (co-author)
  • Electronic Business Law (Lexis Nexis) (co-author)
  • Copyright and Design in New Zealand (Lexis Nexis) (co-author)
  • Chapter on “Computer Contracts” in Lexis Nexis New Zealand Precedents (co-author)
  • Contributing author, Law Society’s Legal Practice Manual, on the topic of intellectual property
  • Fast Track Update 2006, IP Accelerator, Lexis Nexis, November 2006
  • Giving Your IP Protection Some Teeth: [Practical] Monitoring and Enforcement [Strategies], July 2006
  • Patent Law and Enforcement – Biotechnology & the Law, Lexis Nexis, February 2005
  • Intellectual Property Update, Auckland District Law Society, October 2005
  • Internet Specific Issues, IP Accelerator, Lexis Nexis, October 2005
  • From Lenah Meats to Le Mans, Recent Developments in New Zealand IP Law, IPSANZ, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, July 2005
  • The Copyright/Designs Overlap, IPSANZ National Conference, Noosa, 2004
  • Litigation Review – (Some Of) the Latest Developments Here and Abroad, Vision Conferences, 2004
  • Content on the Internet – the Competing Rights of Control and Access, Butterworths, 2002
  • Business Online – The Legal Issues, How to Identify, Protect and Capture Value in an Online Business, New Zealand Law Society, May 2002
  • The New Zealand Law Journal, August 2001 – Butterworths “The Napster Saga”
  • Venture Magazine, May 2001 – Contributions to “Cover story”
  • New Zealand member of Editorial Board of International Journals: IP Asia
  • “Domain Name Disputes in a Cross-border Contract”, EIPR vol 21 issue 8, August 1999
  • The Internet – A New World without Frontiers – New Zealand Law Journal, November 1998
  • The Oggi Case – New Zealand Domain Grabber Dealt To – Trademark World, August 1998
  • “Informed Discussion Name of the Game” NZ Infotech Weekly, December 9, 1996
  • “Infoline Names and Telephone Numbers: A New Form of Intellectual Property?” Trademark World, p. 13, October 1996
  • “The Design/Copyright Overlap–Update on Reform Process”, Lawtalk, p. 7, July 22, 1996
  • “CER at the Crossroads: Business Law Harmonisation–Where to Now”, Commercial Law, p. 47, February 1995
  • “New Copyright Act”, International News, p. 10, February 1995
  • “Once a Copy Always a Copy”, Copyright World, Issue 43, p. 28, September 1994
  • “The Primetime Case in New Zealand–TV3 Network Services Limited v. Television New Zealand Ltd Fisher J, HC-Auckland CP50/93; 8th February 1993. Application for Interim Injunction Regarding Television Programme Name”, Copyright World, Issue 32, p. 44, August 1993
  • “The Common Law: Unfair Competition and sui generis Legislation–A Time for Reappraisal”, Copyright World, Issue 20, p. 25, January/February 1992
  • “Crucial Issues in IP Commercialisation”, Managing Intellectual Property, p. 13, November 1992
  • “Copyright Law–The ABC’s”, Design Z, December 1988
  • “Call for New Copyright Laws to Cover Computer Field”, Mercantile Gazette International, August 22, 1988
  • “Service Mark Registration Arrives”, NZ Business, p. 6, March 1988
  • “New Zealand–Imprudent Use of ‘Prudential’ Trademark”, IP Asia, p. 28, November 25, 1988
  • Marketing Magazine, contributing columnist on intellectual property topics (1985-1989)
  • Infolene Names & Telephone Numbers. A New Form of Intellectual Property, Trademark World, October 1996
  • Papers/Public Speaking Engagements
  • Chair, Biotechnology Law Conference, 2003, sponsored by LexisNexis “Where Biotechnology, Law and Commerce Converge”
  • Guest Speaker, The Protection of Traditional/Cultural Rights – Part II – Legal Perspectives, November 2000
  • Digital Copyright Seminar, April 2002, “Content on the Internet”
  • Workshop, September 2001 “Effectively Structuring Joint Ventures Between Traditional Businesses and E Business”
  • NZLS – Guest Speaker at Seminar, August 2001 – “Enabling Your Clients to do Business Online”
  • Guest Speaker Conference, July 2001 “Intellectual Property Rights – An update on Key Developments”
  • Guest Speaker at Conference, June 2001 – “Untangling Web Law”
  • “Making the Rules Up As You Go!”, Multimedia Agreements, Australia and New Zealand LES Conference, Rotorua, April 1996
  • “Legal Issues for Intellectual Property and Packaging”, Intellectual Property–A Seminar sponsored by the International Trademark Association and the Packaging Industry Advisory Council
  • “Outline of the Major Provisions of the Copyright Act 1994 as They Relate to the Computer/Communications Industry”, The New Copyright Act, New Zealand Society for Computers and the Law Inc., Wellington, March 1995
  • “Intellectual Property Law–Understanding the Interface Between Australia and New Zealand”,Maximising Profit through Internationalising and Commercialising Intellectual Property, Sydney, November 1994
  • “Patents Update”, Intellectual Property, University of Auckland, July 1994
  • “Government Reform of Industrial Design and Copyright Law”, Auckland Manufacturers’ Association Inc., October 1992
  • “Workshop II–Commercialising Research from Universities and Crown Research Institutes”, The Commercial Benefits and Realities of Intellectual Property–Protect your Assets and Profits, Auckland, June 1992
  • “Maximising your Legal Protection, Part A: The Basic Issues, Part B: Advanced Issues in Software Copyright”, Computer and Database Law, Wellington, September 1992
  • “The Legalities of Computer Fraud”, Combating Fraud and Improving Security, Auckland, May 1991
  • “Market Entry Strategies”, Agents, Distributors and Licensees Seminar, Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce, August 1991
  • “A Licensing Success Story and a Disaster: What went Right and Wrong?”, member of the panel of commentators, Licensing and your Export Business, Licensing Executives Society Australia and New Zealand, Auckland, November 1990
  • “Unfair Competition and sui generis Legislation–Necessary Evils?”, Institute of Patent Attorneys, September 1990
  • “Aspects of Copyright and Intellectual Property in GIS”, Getting it all Together with GIS, The First National GIS Conference, Wellington, June 1989
  • Presentation at Patents and Trademarks Seminar, Chamber of Commerce, Auckland, May 1990
  • “Legal Protection and the New Technologies–The Need for Reform”, thesis for LL.M. degree, Victoria University