Thursday, 11 September 2025
*Original Content was created in June 2024
Description
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The Wild West Web: Online Ownership & Enforcement of IP
As businesses increasingly move online to sell and promote their goods and services, the rules around intellectual property ("IP") ownership have sometimes struggled to keep up, and unforeseen problems have arisen.
- How generative AI is resulting in ownership uncertainties and consumer confusion
- How issues of infringement, fair use and derivative works are hindering innovation
- Strategies for navigating risks, including infringement liabilities and the use of unlicensed content in training data
Presented by Rachel Triplow, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill; Intellectual Property Law Specialist, Trade Mark Attorney
Learning Objectives:
- Identify emerging IP challenges in the digital and AI-driven online environment
- Understand enforcement strategies and legal risks when dealing with online IP, including generative AI and unlicensed content
Chair
Hamish Selby, Partner, Buddle Findlay
Presenters
Hamish Selby, Partner, Buddle FindlayHamish is a partner at Buddle Findlay, who specialises in intellectual property and leads the Buddle Findlay IP team. He has practised for over 20 years experience and has extensive experience advising clients in New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands and overseas. Hamish advises clients about all aspects of IP, including creation, development, protection, commercialisation, enforcement and management, including copyright, trade marks, registered designs, patents and domain names. He acts in non-contentious, contentious and transactional IP matters. Hamish is privileged to act for some of the world's largest multi-national companies, large New Zealand companies, small-medium sized companies and local and central government clients as well as start-up/early stage businesses, who all entrust their IP rights with him. He is also proud to provide pro bono advice to a well-known international and local not-for profit businesses. Hamish acts for many food and beverage clients and provides IP advice to these clients, including in New Zealand, Australia and key export markets. In recognition of his expertise, Hamish is ranked in international legal directories, including Legal 500, World Trade Mark Review and Chambers and Partners. Hamish is also affiliated with a number of IP organisations, including IPSANZ (where he is a member and sits on the New Zealand executive committee), INTA (where he is a member and is on an Asia Pacific IP Office Practice subcommittee) and NZIPA. Hamish has a LLB and BSC (Biochemistry) from the University of Otago.
Rachel Triplow, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Rachel is a NZ / UK qualified lawyer who has specialised in intellectual property law for more than 20 years, with roles including: Assistant Commissioner at the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand; General Counsel of an ASX listed intellectual property investment and commercialisation company; UK Counsel for an international IT/IP company; and senior solicitor roles in IP law firms in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Over her career, Rachel became increasingly aware of the need to educate start-ups and small businesses about IP, and help them to own and commercialise their ideas. In response she launched aRc Legal in 2015 which delivered the legal support needed in an innovative way that made it accessible and affordable to her clients. In 2024 Rachel was looking for ways to scale her practice, and joined the team at Duncan Cotterill as a Senior Associate
