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2008

Archived news from 2008

IT maintenance schedule change

All services will be available Monday 22 and 29 December 2008 and 05 January 2009.

Holiday hours

Our Office will close at 5pm on Wednesday 24 December and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 5 January 2009. Our website will be available 24/7 throughout this period.

WIPO expands its distance learning program

The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) recently added five new courses to its distance learning programme.

Welcome to Patents Online

Filing a Patent application with IPONZ is now simple, fast, and effective.

Welcome to Designs Online

Filing a Design application with IPONZ is now simple, fast, and effective.

New practice guidelines for patents

A new online facility for filing patent applications will be introduced in early November 2008.

Decision of the Commissioner

The latest decision of the Commissioner is now available.

Thursday 30 October – Internet Service Provider carrying out maintenance

On Thursday 30 October 2008 between 00:30 to 04:30 our Internet Service Provider is carrying out essential maintenance on their network.

Improved security for credit card transactions

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has introduced a new credit card payment solution. The payment process is similar to the former process but now has the added benefits of increased security and improved itemised invoicing. All credit card transactions will be processed by our new payment solution provider Direct Payment Solutions Limited.

FAQs for new users

Can’t find an answer to a question? Try our FAQs.

New Zealand Plant Variety Rights Journal

The latest quarterly edition of the PVR Journal is now available

Decisions of the Commissioner

The latest decisions of the Commissioner are now available.

Business Update roadshow and training session

During September, October and November the Ministry of Economic Development will be holding our FREE annual Business Update and training sessions throughout New Zealand.

Attention credit card users

Due to scheduled maintenance with our credit card provider, credit card transactions will be unavailable on our websites on Tuesday 26 August 2008 from 1.00am until 2.00am.

New look and feel for website

Welcome to the new look IPONZ website.