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Geographical indications
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Vinars Segarcea
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Geographical indications
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Pálinka
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Copyright
Legislation
In New Zealand, rights for copyright protection are provided for in the Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright Regulations 1995.
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Decisions of the Commissioner
22 January 2016 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in October, November and December are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Trade marks Number Mark …
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Amendments to trade mark applications
This document provides guidelines on sections 37 and 38 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
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Online filing facility for design applications - guidelines superseded 8 February 2012
A facility for filing design applications online is now available. The online facility has a number of differences from the traditional paper filing method. Online filing permits filing of applications accompanied by representations of the design. Applicants are able to request antedating of an application…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Application for rectification of trade mark by third party
Any person who has an interest may apply under section 76 for the rectification of the Register to correct an ‘error’ or ‘omission’ provided it does not affect the validity of the registration of a trade mark.
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IPONZ joins Global Patent Prosecution Highway
IPONZ has today joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot programme. The GPPH is an arrangement between intellectual property (IP) offices that allows patent applicants to request accelerated examination, where one or more claims of a corresponding application have been found to be allowable…
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The Journal - October 2019
The October edition of the Journal is now available.
