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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Acceptance and registration
This document provides guidelines on the acceptance and registration 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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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Extension of time requests
This document provides guidelines on the assessment of requests for extension of time for responding to a Compliance Report issued under the Trade Marks Act 2002 and the Trade Mark Regulations 2003. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade…
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Changes of ownership and financial interest
Changes of ownership Where a Patent or the rights to an Invention change hands the change in ownership must be recorded on the register services at the earliest possible opportunity. Requests to change the ownership of a Patent or Patent application can be done via our…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
How to file a proceeding
Log into our case management facility using your user ID. Select the Proceeding menu on the left hand side of the screen and select the relevant proceeding typelink. Enter the relevant information and documents and click Submit . You…
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Patents
The Patent Examination Manual
Section 40: Amendment of complete specification before acceptance
Before the acceptance of a complete specification, the applicant may, in the prescribed manner, amend that specification.
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Geographical indications
Practice guidelines
Registrar imposed conditions of use
The GI Act enables the Registrar to register a GI with conditions on the GI’s use. “Conditions”, in this context, means requirements that place additional restrictions on the use of the GI to those required by the Act.
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Geographical indications
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Bannockburn
Bannockburn - An application to register a geographical indication for wine with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ).
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Plant Variety Rights
Compulsory licences or sale orders
Parties may request for the Commissioner to issue a compulsory licence for a plant variety, as a last resort in some situations.
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