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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Policy on plant material ownership (1987 Act)
Key principles PVRO provides effective communication with variety owners with respect to the use of plant material and DNA profiles. PVR acknowledges that plant material should only be made available to any party, other than the variety owner, in such a way that the legitimate…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
The duration of DUS Testing and fee requests (1987 Act)
The content below relates to applications filed before 24 January 2023. If you filed your plant variety rights application after 24 January 2023, please refer to our Technical Guidance section for current guidance. Technical Guidance Standard length of testing …
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Opportunity to be heard
The Registrar must not adversely exercise any discretionary or other power under the Act or Regulations in relation to either a registered GI, or a GI that is the subject of an application for registration, without giving interested persons an opportunity to be heard.
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The Patent Examination Manual
Sections 117-128: Restoration of patents and patent applications
We grant and register intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand. Our services help you protect your innovations so that you get the full economic benefit of your IP.
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Improvements to the IPONZ case management facility
We’ve made a number of improvements to our case management facility as of 23 November 2023.
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Стралджанска Мускатова ракия / Мускатова ракия от Стралджа / Straldjanska Muscatova rakya / Muscatova rakya from Straldja
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