Update to Trade Mark Practice Guidelines MAR 12, 2024 IPONZ has updated its practice guidelines to include content about geographical indications in trade mark specifications.
New Hearings guidance on alternative dispute resolution MAR 11, 2024 IPONZ has released new guidelines on alternative dispute resolution, an alternative method of resolving IP disputes.
Decisions of the Commissioner – February 2024 MAR 7, 2024 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in February are now available.
Updates to guidelines on Trade Mark and Patents Hearings FEB 27, 2024 We have recently updated a number of our guidelines on Trade Mark and Patents Hearings.
Decisions of the Commissioner – December 2023 and January 2024 FEB 7, 2024 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in December and January are now available.
Public submissions on the EU Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill FEB 5, 2024 Public submissions are now open on the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill at the Select Committee level.
Applications now open for WIPO Global Awards 2024 FEB 1, 2024 The WIPO Global Awards 2024 is a competition that recognises SMEs who have made good use of IP for commercial purposes.
Bill introduced to add European geographical indications to the New Zealand register JAN 26, 2024 The European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill will amend legislation to protect a large number of European Union geographical indications in New Zealand.