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Rum da Madeira
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Sebeș-Apold
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Svensk Punsch / Swedish Punch
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Copyright
Duration
The time limit provided by copyright protection in New Zealand depends on the category of copyright work involved.
The Journal
Country code information
The country of convention priority is identified by a two-letter code conforming to the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) Standard ST.3 "Recommended Standard on Two-Letter Codes for the Representation of States, Other Entities and Intergovernmental Organizations". The code for convention countries is as follows: …
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Detailed information about our practices and procedures relating to aspects of the filing, examination, and registration of trade marks.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Disclaimers
Guidelines on sections 69, 70 and 71 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These guidelines do not constrain the judgement 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
Request for postponement of acceptance
Prior to acceptance applicants may request that a patent application not be accepted for a period of up to 18 months from the date of filing of the complete specification, or from the 31 month examinable date for applications entering the New Zealand national phase. …
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Plant Variety Rights
Naming and labelling varieties
Naming and trading cultivars
Commercial horticulture and agriculture is reliant on the production of new cultivars. In order that these cultivars, and products from them, can be effectively traded their accurate identification and naming in the market place is important.
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Frequently cited trade mark cases
When making hearing submissions, the Commissioner does not require copies of the following cases: Anheuser Busch Inc v Budweiser Budvar National Corporation High Court [2001] 3 NZLR 666; Court of Appeal CA 158/01 Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting…
