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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…
News and updates
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand declared closed on Tuesday 15 November 2016
Due to the pending completion of building assessments in Wellington following a major earthquake on Monday 14 November, the Commissioner is satisfied that under these circumstances it is necessary and desirable to close IPONZ at short notice.
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Decisions of the Commissioner - January 2017
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in January are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Trade marks Decision Subject Brooks Sports, Inc. v Speedo Holding B.V. [2017] NZIPOTM 1…
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Geographical indications
Using the geographical indications register
The GI register lists all geographical indications registered in New Zealand, as well as applications and proposed registrations.
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World IP Day Event– Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity
IPONZ, NZIPA and IPSANZ have joined forces to organise a special panel event to celebrate World IP Day 2018.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
We’ve made a number of improvements to our website and online case management facility as of 6 December 2018.
