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Decisions of the Commissioner - November 2016
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in November are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Patents Decision Subject Leprino Foods Company v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited [2016] NZIPOPAT 25…
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Trans-Tasman patent attorney regime comes into force
The Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Act comes into force today. All New Zealand and Australian patent attorneys will now be registered under a joint registration regime. Read the joint Ministerial media statement . A new Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney…
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Geographical indications
Practice guidelines
Current practice guidelines
These practice guidelines set out our practices under the Geographical Indications Registration Act 2006 (“the Act”) and the Geographical Indications Registration Regulations 2024. They provide more detail of certain aspects of our practices relating to GI examination. The guidelines are updated regularly, and occasionally include…
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Decisions of the Commissioner – November 2018
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in November are now available online.
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2019
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – February 2020
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in February are now available online.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – September 2020
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in September are now available online.
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The Journal – July 2021
The July 2021 edition of the Journal is now available.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – January 2022
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in January are now available online.
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Patents
The Patent Examination Manual
Section 165: Licenses and financial interests involving Patent 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.
