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Designs
Practice guidelines
Filing design convention documents
The Design Regulations 34(2) and 34(3) require an applicant to lodge certified convention documents and verified translations of the foreign language parts of convention documents at IPONZ at the time an application is made or within three months of the application date. IPONZ is not in…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
How you can be heard
Regulations 122, 125, 126 and 127 — New Zealand Legislation After all the evidential steps in the proceeding are completed, you will need to decide how you wish to be heard. Your options are: (a) On the papers already…
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Patents
Hearings
Hearings Technical Focus Group
The Hearings Technical Focus Group is a forum where senior intellectual property and legal representatives meet with IPONZ to discuss Hearings Office practices, guidelines and other hearings related matters. Read the notes from the most recent meetings.
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Geographical indications
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South Island
South Island is an enduring geographical indication established by statute
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Technical focus group
The purpose of the Plant Variety Rights Technical Focus Group (TFG) is to provide a forum for communication between client representatives and IPONZ in relation to the provision of intellectual property services on plant variety rights in New Zealand. The Group meets to: Act…
Events
New and upcoming events.
News and updates
The Plant Variety Rights Journal - October 2023
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available. Choose from the links below to view the sections of the Journal: General information [PDF, 102 KB] Plant variety right applications and registrations
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Карлово
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