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Cotnari
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Brinjevec
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Trade marks
International
Maintain an international trade mark
Maintenance of an international registration designating New Zealand (NZD), such as changes of name and ownership, and renewals and cancellations, is primarily done directly with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Updates to release of information held by IPONZ
IPONZ has updated our fact sheets relating to the Release of Information under the Designs Act, Patents Acts, and Trade Marks Act. Three new fact sheets are now available for reference: Designs Act 1953 and Trade Marks Act 2002 fact sheet …
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Patents
The Patent Examination Manual
Section 15: Inventions contrary to public order or morality not patentable inventions
(1) An invention is not a patentable invention if the commercial exploitation of the invention, so far as claimed in a claim, is contrary to— (a) public order (which in this section has the same meaning as the term ordre public as used in Article…
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Hearings
Security for costs
A party to a patent proceeding who believes the other side is likely to default on any award of costs may request that the Commissioner make an order for security for costs. The circumstances in which the Commissioner can make an order vary depending on…
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MBIE seeks public submissions on TPP patent term extensions
Consultation on regulations implementing the patent term extension provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Bill.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility as of 1 June 2017.
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Matakana
Matakana - A geographical indication for wine registered with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ).
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Vodafone email clients must act promptly to maintain IPONZ services
If you use a Vodafone email account you need to update your email address for key IPONZ services.