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Geographical indications
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Aguardente Bagaceira da Região dos Vinhos Verdes
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Queijo S. Jorge
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Sâmburești
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Suomalainen Vodka / Finsk Vodka / Vodka of Finland
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Filing design convention documents - guidelines superseded 22 July 2024
These guidelines were in place from February 2012 and were superseded 22 July 2024. 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…
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Decisions of the Commissioner – February 2025
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in February 2025 are now available.
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Public submissions on the Geographical Indications Amendment Bill
The Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill (“The GI Amendment Bill”), which amends the GI Act to ensure a smooth registration process, was introduced to Parliament on 3 November 2015. It was debated for the first time on 17 March 2016, and will go…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Guidelines for PVR growing trials on an applicant's property (1987 Act)
The content below relates to applications filed before 24 January 2023. If you filed your plant variety rights application after 24 January 2023, please refer to our Technical Guidance section for current guidance. Technical Guidance Purpose To establish whether…
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Patents
Hearings
Opposition to grant of a patent - Patents Act 2013
Any person may oppose the grant of an accepted patent application within three months of its publication in the Journal.
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IPONZ supporting small business roadshow
IPONZ is pleased to be supporting the upcoming Taking Care of Business Roadshow – a series of 16 events to be held around the country from June to October this year. Download the PDF file [PDF, 1 MB] Whether…
