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The Journal - July 2024
The July 2024 edition of the Journal is now available.
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WIPO webinar on alternative dispute resolution options in New Zealand and Australia
WIPO will hold a webinar on using alternative dispute resolution options to resolve IP and technology disputes in New Zealand and Australia.
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Plant Variety Rights
International plant variety protection
Different countries may have different administrative requirements for plant variety right applications. Knowledge and preparation are key to getting your plant variety right protected in other countries.
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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
1953 Patents Act practice guidelines
Below is a list of archived practice guidelines published by IPONZ under the 1953 Patents Act. These guidelines provide detailed information for patent practices including filing requirements and our examination and processing activities.
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Signatory requirements for design documents filed electronically
Signatory requirements for applications or general communications are considered met if a form or document is: filed through the IPONZ online design application service, or, filed as an electronic reproduction of the document containing the signature. Evidence, statutory declarations, assignment documents,…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Request to amend pleadings or other hearings documents
Parties may request to amend their pleadings or other hearings documents at any time prior to the hearing. However, as a general rule, the earlier a request is received the more likely it is to be granted, as this will minimise any additional costs and delay…
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Decisions of the Commissioner – December 2023 and January 2024
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in December and January are now available.
