2.2 Filing receipts

Filing receipts are used as a means of confirming receipt for a variety of documents sent to IPONZ. All copies of filing receipts received for renewals and restorations are date stamped. In addition, IPONZ prepares a tax invoice/receipt for all moneys received in payment of prescribed fees.

IPONZ date-stamps up to two filing receipts proffered with date-critical documents from agents, returns a filing receipt for each document to the sender and issues a tax invoice/receipt for all moneys on the same day as the fees are received. The information on this invoice includes the filing date and trade mark application numbers.

The validation date stamp at the bottom of the tax invoice is for IPONZ use only. The filing date stamp verifying the filing date of the application or document is located on the upper right side of the tax invoice.