New Plant Variety Rights Act and Regulations will commence on 24 January 2023 DEC 20, 2022 The Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 and Plant Variety Rights Regulations 2022 will come into force on 24 January 2023.
Celebrating 10-years with the Madrid Protocol DEC 10, 2022 Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand celebrates 10 years of belonging to the Madrid Protocol.
Improvements to the IPONZ case management facility DEC 8, 2022 We’ve made a number of improvements to our case management facility as of 8 December 2022.
Decisions of the Commissioner – November 2022 DEC 6, 2022 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in November are now available.
New Patents Examination Manual sections DEC 1, 2022 IPONZ has introduced new sections for its Patents Examination Manual to clarify our practices involving financial interests and corrections or error for patent
Twelfth Edition of the Nice Classification DEC 1, 2022 The Twelfth Edition of the Nice Classification comes into force on 1 January 2023.
Have your say: Consultation on Geographical Indications Act NOV 21, 2022 Consultation on the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 in conjunction with implementation of the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement is no
Humble ‘weed’ shows promise in fight against climate change NOV 8, 2022 Plant Variety Rights (PVR) have protected breeders in New Zealand since 1975, today they are showing promise in the fight against climate change.