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Charitable Companies

A company can be a charity – if it’s dedicated to exclusively charitable purposes

Incorporated Society  Re-registration - Member Support Issues

The re-registration deadline is nearing – what happens if your incorporated society can’t...

IP Australia Releases 2025 Report on Intellectual Property Trends

It’s out! IP Australia has just released the 2025 report on the latest trends in...

Coffee, Cheese and Copyright - the Netherlands through an Intellectual Property lens

Over the past few weeks, I have been fortunate to be visiting the Netherlands. In 2023, I...

Is your Incorporated Society ready to re-register?

Join us for a practical discussion about what you need to do before the 5 April 2026...

Privacy Commissioner’s Inquiry into Facial Recognition in Retail

TL;DR: Facial recognition technology (FRT) can be used lawfully in Aotearoa – but only if...

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence

People often ask me "who owns intellectual property rights in AI-generated content?"The...

INTA Annual Meeting San Diego 2025 - Roundup

Some of our MoranLaw team were fortunate to attend the International Trademark...

What you need to know about the new Information Privacy Principle 3A

Information Privacy Principle 3A (IPP3A) is expected to come into force on 1 May 2026.

Residents’ Associations and the Challenging Impacts of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Many residents’ associations are established as incorporated societies, which means that...