Nicholas Pointon stories
Nicholas Pointon explores the fast-changing frontier where law, technology and finance collide. His reporting examines how innovation is testing long-standing legal frameworks, from patent law and intellectual property to the resilience of financial markets and emerging digital assets.
Through stories on artificial intelligence as a potential “inventor”, court challenges to patent decisions and the fragility of cryptocurrency platforms, Pointon unpacks complex disputes in clear, accessible terms. Readers can expect careful scrutiny of legal arguments, grounded explanations of new technologies, and insight into how these developments may reshape business, regulation and everyday life.
Prominent cryptocurrency trader hit by 'perfect storm'
Fri, 13th May 2022
Crypto trading platform BitPrime forced to suspend operations due to financial pressures and reduced support from liquidity provider.
Legal challenge over decision that AI machines cannot be granted patents
Mon, 28th Feb 2022
A legal challenge is being prepared to overturn the Intellectual Property Office's (IPONZ) decision not to recognise a machine as an inventor.
Rage against the machine: Can an AI programme be an inventor?
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
New Zealand has been caught by a global fight between humans and machines that might define intellectual property rights for the rest of the century.