News and updates
The PVR Journal - April 2017
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available.
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IPONZ joins Taking Care of Business Roadshow 2018
The Taking Care of Business Roadshow hits the road again in 2018!
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The Journal - July 2018
The July edition of the Journal is now available.
News and updates
The Journal - April 2019
The April edition of the Journal is now available.
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Kiwi Business Boost launches in the Hawke’s Bay 11-21 November
Business.govt.nz launches Kiwi Business Boost in November 2019, starting in the Hawke’s Bay.
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New Zealand’s designs are now on EUIPO’s DesignView
As of 30 June 2020, IPONZ has made its design data available to the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) 'DesignView' search tool.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – March 2022
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in March are now available online.
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Māori IP
Māori imagery
Māori imagery has certain distinct features.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Relative grounds - Prescribed words and abbreviations
Guidelines on section 22 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgment and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be considered on its own merits.
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Renewals
Renewing a patent Patents are granted for a maximum period of twenty years measured from the date of filing of the complete specification. Renewal fees are due at the end of the 4th, 7th, 10th and 13th years of a patent. If renewal fees are…
