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2008 Business Update

Foreign filing permits

Requesting Patent Foreign Filing Permits – Section 25(5) by E-mail

Restoration of priority claims for PCT applications

Published 13 May 2008.

Surrendering of patents under section 43 of the Patents Act

Published 9 April 2008.

Applications for patent restoration and amendment after acceptance

Published 12 March 2008.

Amendment to patent form 43

Published 12 February 2008.

Practice note - use of highlighter pens in correspondence

Published 12 February 2008.

IPONZ streamlines patent applications acceptance process

From 1 June 2008, IPONZ has streamlined the patent applications acceptance process. Published 10 June 2008.

Contrary to morality | Raising objections under section 17(1) (Superseded)

A practice note relating to raising objections under s17(1) of the Patents Act 1953.

Last updated 16 November 2009