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Creative Sector workshops
Help the government understand the way creative works are created and disseminated by registering for MBIE’s Creative Sector workshops in Auckland and Wellington.
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IPONZ closed for Labour Day – 24 October 2016
IPONZ’s office will be closed for business on Labour Day, Monday, 24 October 2016.
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Geographical indications
Practice guidelines
Current practice guidelines
These practice guidelines set out our practices under the Geographical Indications (Wines and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 (GI Act) and the Geographical Indications (Wines and Spirits) Registration Regulations 2017 . They provide more detail of certain aspects of our practices relating to GI…
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Geographical indications
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North Canterbury
North Canterbury - A geographical indication for wine registered with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ).
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Patents
Hearings
Pre-hearing directions
What are pre-hearing directions? Once the evidential rounds of proceedings are concluded, the Commissioner has the power to issue directions to make arrangements for the hearing pursuant to the Patents Act 1953 , Patents Regulations 1954 , and regulations 170(b), (e), and…
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Amendment to the Patents Act 2013 in effect from 30 December 2018
Sections of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 will amend the Patents Act 2013 from 30 December 2018 onwards,
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Whole-of-government work programme announced for Wai 262
Several intellectual property legislation reviews may be included in a whole-of-government approach to issues raised in the Wai 262 claim.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility as of 13 February 2020.
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Patents
The Patent Examination Manual
Regulation 82: Claims overlap between parent & divisional applications
This guideline outlines IPONZ’s practice on claims overlap between applications under regulation 82 . Regulation 82 1. Regulation 82 prohibits the Commissioner from accepting an application which includes claims for substantially the same matter as that already accepted for a divisional or parent…
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal – October 2020
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, 225 KB] Plant variety right applications and registrations
