7 Sept 2011
THE ZONE CORPORATION LIMITED v AMERICAN EXPRESS MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HC WN CIV-2011-485-1274
- Citation
- openlaw-73da6d0b_c506_464f_aecf_fab775dcea9c.pdf
- Court
- High Court
There is a serious question to be tried that defendant's use of the sign IP ZONE could infringe plaintiff's registered marks or otherwise mislead New Zealand entities; maintenance of the website from New York alone does not constitute use in New Zealand but electronic engagement or transactions with New Zealand businesses would constitute use; damages are not an adequate remedy; accordingly interim relief preventing defendant from using IP ZONE in New Zealand in relation to specified intellectual property services and from facilitating/offering those services to New Zealand entities via the w…