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Decisions of the Commissioner – June 2024
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in June are now available.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Names and Representations of Persons
Guidelines on section 23 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 Act 1953
Filing an application
Supplementary practice note - online filing facilities With the release of our upgraded Patent Case Management system in December 2012 those online filing facilities are modified and all requests previously based on forms included. This note further clarifies the legality and use of the online filing facilities…
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Classification and reclassification for designs
New Zealand Registered Designs and design applications are presently classified in accordance with the article or articles to which the design is applied using version 9 of the International Locarno Design Classification System, augmented by some subdivisions of some subclasses, designated alphabetically A, B etc. …
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The Commissioner may convene a case management conference for the purpose of securing the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of a proceeding.
