When will your PCT application entering New Zealand national phase be processed?

As at May 2009:

All applications received at IPONZ are numbered in sequential order and a receipt confirming the application number and filing date is issued within one working day. If the application is filed online, the application number and filing date is available within minutes.

National phase applications are ready for examination when:

• 31 months have passed from the earliest priority date (ie the 31 month examinable date), and,
• when IPONZ has received all relevant documentation from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Applications ready for examination are processed in date order based on the 31 month examinable date.

An improvement in the way that we obtain international documentation from the World Intellectual Property Organisation has meant that a significant number of national phase applications are now ready and waiting initial examination.

The table below lists the oldest patents application number and the corresponding 31 month examinable date currently awaiting examination by IPONZ.

Note: (Order of examination is based on examinable date not the application number)

The information in this table will be updated on a quarterly basis.