Get ready for IPONZ’s new online patent case management facility

30 November 2012

IPONZ’s new online patent case management facility is scheduled for release on Monday 10 December 2012.

The following is important information to help you get ready to start using it.

What is happening prior to the release?

• All IPONZ online patent services will be shut down from the evening of Thursday 6 December 2012 to the morning of Monday 10 December 2012
• The Patent Office (IPONZ) is declared closed on Friday 7 December 2012. If a deadline for filing an application or document falls on the closed day, then the application or document can be filed on the next day when IPONZ is open, and will be deemed to have been filed in time. Read the closed day notice for more information.

What do you need to do to get ready?

1. You will need an igovt logon to use the new online patent facility. Your existing 9 digit user ID for the current facility won’t work for the new patent facility.

• If your organisation has already set up an igovt account to use IPONZ’s new online facility for trade marks and/or designs you won’t need to set up another for patents as all divisions will now be on the same platform. Simply ask your administrator to add you as a new user under your organisation’s existing igovt account. You will then be able to access the new online patent facility.
• If your organisation doesn’t already have an igovt account you will need to set one up. Learn more here: igovt logon service.
• Once you have set up a new igovt account you will need to request to be linked to your old party ID that will be migrated across from the old facility so you can access all your existing patent cases.

2. You should also complete the following before 5.00 pm Thursday 6 December 2012:

• Submit any saved patent applications you have in the current facility. This is important because your saved patent applications will not be transferred across to the new online patent facility and you will have to re-enter all the information.
• Resolve any incomplete patent application issues and submit the details to IPONZ.

How does this affect trade marks and designs?

• The trade marks and designs online facilities will not be available from 7pm Thursday 6 December 2012 to the morning of Monday 10 December 2012.

Want to know more?

For more information about our new online case management facility read this news item: New patent case management system - December 2012. If you require further assistance please contact us.

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