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About us

We grant and register intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand. Our services help you protect your innovations so that you get the full economic benefit of your intellectual property.

We help New Zealand and international businesses protect their intellectual property rights in New Zealand. 

We examine, grant and register intellectual property rights under:

We also have a number of operational functions. We:

  • process and examine patent, trade mark, design and plant variety right applications,
  • implement international agreements,
  • conduct dispute hearings about intellectual property registrations/eligibility,
  • contribute to intellectual property rights policy development,
  • act as a receiving officer for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),
  • respond to requests for information,
  • provide assistance including information and training to customers, and
  • collect application volumes data.

Our quality policy

We are individually and collectively accountable to meet the requirements of our quality management system and continually improve its effectiveness in achieving the purpose of IPONZ, which is to deliver and foster high quality and robust Intellectual Property rights.

[Image] Telarc certification icon. We are certified with the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standard. This demonstrates our commitment to quality in all aspects of our work.

 

 

  

Our vision

We strive to be at the forefront globally in facillitating robust and timely intellectual property rights.

Organisation chart

IPONZ is a business unit of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

The Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Plant Variety Rights is responsible for ensuring that all the duties, and functions of the Commissioner noted in the Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Plant Variety Rights legislation, are fulfilled.

IPONZ consists of six business units reporting to a single National Manager.

 

[Image] Organisation chart for IPONZ.

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Annual reports

As of the implementation of the Patents Act 2013, IPONZ no longer produces annual reports for presentation to the House of Representatives.

To request a digital copy of an IPONZ annual report between 1999 and 2014, please contact us .

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