Queensland

5.30 pm   New Zealand
3.00 pm South Australia
1.30 pm   Western Australia

(Registered members will receive details by email prior to the event enabling access to the webinar)
If you do not receive details by Wednesday COB please contact IPSANZ by phone 03 9761 2833 and email ipsanz@ipsanz.com.au to ensure receipt)

The Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 provides for the grant of intellectual property rights called “plant variety rights” (PVRs). The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is currently reviewing the PVR regime to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and consistent with New Zealand’s obligations to Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi, as well as its international treaty obligations.

This session will provide an update on the MBIE review. In addition, there will be analysis and discussion of the High Court’s recent decision in Zespri Group Ltd v Gao & Ors [2020] NZHC 109, one of the few plant variety rights infringement cases to go to trial. The session will look at what the Court decided and the broader application of the case in terms of damages and overseas-based infringement.

Helen is a patent attorney and a lawyer. She leads AJ Park’s plant sciences team and supervises AJ Park’s plant variety protection practice of over 500 cases, covering more than 40 plant genera, filed in over 25 countries.

Kevin Glover, Shortland Chambers

Kevin is a barrister practising in the area of commercial disputes, and has specialised in intellectual property since 2000. He is regularly briefed for complex IP trials and appeals. Kevin has been the chair of the NZ branch of IPSANZ since 2018.

3.00 pm   New Zealand
12.30 pm South Australia
11.00 am   Western Australia

Concludes 2.00 pm AEST

(Registered members will receive details by email prior to the event enabling access to the webinar)
If you do not receive details by Wednesday COB please contact IPSANZ by phone 03 9761 2833 and email ipsanz@ipsanz.com.au to ensure receipt)

Time will be made for questions and discussion.

Monday, 17 August 2020

3.00 pm   New Zealand
12.30 pm South Australia
11.00 am   Western Australia

Concludes 2.00 pm AEST

(Registered members will receive details by email prior to the event enabling access to the webinar)
If you do not receive details by Wednesday COB please contact IPSANZ by phone 03 9761 2833 and email ipsanz@ipsanz.com.au to ensure receipt)

Time will be made for questions and discussion.

Monday, 24 August 2020

3.00 pm   New Zealand
12.30 pm South Australia
11.00 am   Western Australia

Concludes 2.00 pm AEST

(Registered members will receive details by email prior to the event enabling access to the webinar)
If you do not receive details by Wednesday COB please contact IPSANZ by phone 03 9761 2833 and email ipsanz@ipsanz.com.au to ensure receipt)

This presentation will introduce you to cybercrime targeting intellectual Property from the perspective of the cybercriminal. We will identify who the cybercriminals are, how they operate and profile you and your business before commencing their attack. We will also review a series of successful cyber-attacks against businesses and the consequences they faced.
In conclusion, we will also discuss a series of simple methods to reduce the potential for your business to be subject to a cyber-attack targeting your Intellectual Property.

Time will be made for questions and discussion.

Graeme has spent approximately 27 years in law enforcement, with approximately 16 of those as a detective investigating cybercrime and the many variations there are of financial crimes. He has investigated numerous forms of financial and cybercrime leading to many successful prosecutions in Queensland and international jurisdictions. These investigations have provided a unique insight into how financial and cybercriminals operate, especially those operating within an organisation.

Graeme has successfully completed a Doctorate of Information Technology with a thesis of investigating cybercrime in a cloud-computing environment, a Masters of Information Technology (Security) and a Bachelor of Business Studies (Information Technology). He has written a Masters of Cyber Security and is delivering components of the course for a Queensland University. He has recently resigned as Presi dent of the Brisbane
chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners after completing two years’ service.

Graeme is also the author of the Cybercrime Investigators Handbook, which was published by Wiley Publishers in September 2019.

Monday, 31 August 2020