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6. Division process

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Where an application for division is accepted, the trade mark application will be divided. A new application record and number will be created for the divided portion. A fee for the new application record is not required.

The following information will appear in the new application and the initial trade mark application on the IPONZ database:

  • In the “action” field, the date the division occurred; and
  • In the “related trade marks” field, the application numbers of the new application and the initial trade mark application.


Where a mark, class or any goods or services are divided out of a trade mark application, that mark, class or those goods or services will be deleted from the initial trade mark application.


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Last updated 16 November 2009