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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Examination of trade mark applications
This document provides guidelines on the examination of a trade mark application under 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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Practice guidelines
Transitional provisions
Guidelines on the transitional provisions in the Trade Marks Act 2002. These guidelines do not constrain the judgment 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
Restoring a patent or patent application
Failure to pay a renewal fee within six months of the renewal date will cause a Patent to lapse. Failure to respond to an office deadline during the application process will result in the application going abandoned. Under certain conditions it is possible to restore…
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Geographical indications
Practice guidelines
Requirements for defining GI boundaries
Boundaries define the location and extent of the named geographical indication’s (GI’s) “territory, region or locality” that is being claimed as the “geographical origin” of a wine or spirit under the Act.
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Plant Variety Rights
Plant Variety Rights Act Review
A new Plant Variety Rights Act 2023 entered into force in January 2023, following a review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987.
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International
Prepare to apply for NZ Office of Origin trade marks
To apply for an international application using the Madrid Protocol, you must have a New Zealand trade mark application or registration.
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Plant Variety Rights
Naming and labelling varieties
It is important that you identify your variety as protected in the marketplace by stating this on all labels and promotional material.
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Incorporation of patent attorney firms
Information about recording and notifying changes with IPONZ when patent attorney firms incorporate.