Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 18, 2019 17:13:07 GMT 12
AIR NEW ZEALAND BACKS DOWN ON KIA ORA TRADEMARK BID
Air New Zealand will not actively pursue its trademark application for the Kia Ora magazine logo after consultation with Māori leaders.
The move sparked outcry from some who thought the airline was trying to claim the words and led to a call for Māori to boycott the airline.
Air NZ chief executive Christopher Luxon says that after consultation with iwi leaders and intellectual property law experts, it was clear the Government needs to undertake an urgent review of the rules governing the trade marking of words and phrases from the Māori language.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12268805
STATEMENT ABOUT AIR NEW ZEALAND BACKDOWN
I am very pleased with Air New Zealand’s Decision to backdown and withdraw their application to trademark into a logo Kia Ora. I said at the time that it was an ill conceived idea and poorly thought out – more importantly it should never have been on the table. I’d also like to send a clear message to the so called advisors they consulted – of whom we do not know their names other than being touted as Iwi leaders – the vast majority of Maori have spoken and I suggest we do more listening of our people – the flax roots – who were dead against this idea.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1909/S00254/statement-about-air-new-zealand-backdown.htm
Air New Zealand will not actively pursue its trademark application for the Kia Ora magazine logo after consultation with Māori leaders.
The move sparked outcry from some who thought the airline was trying to claim the words and led to a call for Māori to boycott the airline.
Air NZ chief executive Christopher Luxon says that after consultation with iwi leaders and intellectual property law experts, it was clear the Government needs to undertake an urgent review of the rules governing the trade marking of words and phrases from the Māori language.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12268805
STATEMENT ABOUT AIR NEW ZEALAND BACKDOWN
I am very pleased with Air New Zealand’s Decision to backdown and withdraw their application to trademark into a logo Kia Ora. I said at the time that it was an ill conceived idea and poorly thought out – more importantly it should never have been on the table. I’d also like to send a clear message to the so called advisors they consulted – of whom we do not know their names other than being touted as Iwi leaders – the vast majority of Maori have spoken and I suggest we do more listening of our people – the flax roots – who were dead against this idea.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1909/S00254/statement-about-air-new-zealand-backdown.htm