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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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Public submissions invited on transitional provisions of the Patents Act
Consultation on proposed amendments to transitional provisions of the Patents Act 2013 relating to divisional patent applications.
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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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Patent Attorney examinations in July 2017
Registration is now open for New Zealand patent attorney exams which will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch from 4 to 6 July 2017. Only those who have already passed at least one patent attorney exam may sit these exams. This is as…
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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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The Journal - April 2019
The April edition of the Journal is now available.
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal – March 2020
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available.
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal – January 2021
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available. Choose from the links below to view the sections of the Journal: General information [PDF, 393 KB] Plant variety right applications and registrations
