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Practice guidelines
IPONZ publishes guidelines providing detailed information for patent practices including filing requirements and our examination and processing activities. Over time the publications through which the guidelines were issued has changed. Choose from the list of publications below to find guidelines issued during specific periods.
Technical focus group
The purpose of the Patents Technical Focus Group (TFG) is to provide a forum for communication between client representatives and IPONZ in relation to the provision of technical patent intellectual property services in New Zealand. The Group meet to:
- feedback on proposed practices and upcoming publications,
- supplement the communication that the Ministry of Economic Development has with other parties interested in IP, for example policy consultation, client surveys, one-on-one contact with users of IP services
For a copy of the notes from the latest meeting click here.
