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Geographical indications
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Update to Trade Mark practice guidelines
IPONZ has updated its practice guidelines in line with the entry into force of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024.
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Patents
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Expedited examination for patent applications
Global Patent Prosecution Highway
The GPPH programme lets you request expedited examination with IPONZ if one or more claims in your patent application have been found to be allowable by another GPPH IP office.
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Copyright
Moral and performers' rights
Moral rights and performers’ rights are associated with copyright works, and are often referred to as ‘personal rights’ to show that they are independent from the copyright that exists in the work itself.
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Patents
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Once submitted, your application to register a patent will be examined by the following process.
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Decisions of the Commissioner
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in January are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Trade marks Number Mark First Party …
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Certification marks
Guidelines on certification trade marks under 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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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Detailed information about our plant variety rights testing practices, including growing trial requirements, supply of plant material and other testing and examination activities.
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Classification and reclassification for designs - guidelines superseded 8 February 2012
New Zealand Registered Designs and design applications are presently classified in accordance with the article or articles to which the design is applied using version 6 of the International Locarno Design Classification System, augmented by some subdivisions of some subclasses, designated alphabetically A, B etc. …
