The Journal

The Journal

The Journal of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand contains information the Commissioner is required by the Patents Act 1953 and the Patents Act 2013 to advertise. It's a monthly publication consisting of a General Information section in PDF format, and, an online section for applications and registrations. 

Latest publications

The journal publications below contain general information.

If you need information from earlier publications, please see our journal facility or contact us to request a copy of that Journal publication. Please indicate the needed dates or issue numbers in your reguest.

For case specific information that the Commissioner is required to advertise under the Patents Act 1953 see our journal facility.

General information published in the Journal for the last 6 months

This section of the journal contains the following information:

  • Gazetted industrial exhibitions
  • Public notices
  • Expected publication dates
  • Fees
  • Official closed days

We also publish the Plant Variety Rights Journal on a quarterly basis. It contains details of applications for and grants of plant variety rights, notice of legislative changes and information about plant variety protection in other countries.

Patent, trade mark and design applications and registrations

In this section of the journal you search for details of patent, trade mark and design applications and registrations. For example, you can view the abridgement and drawing(s) of accepted patent applications and the details of accepted trade marks and designs in the Journal. The period during which oppositions to grant or registration can be filed commences upon the advertisement of acceptance in the Journal.

Viewing the online journal

Choose from the links below to view the sections of the Journal.

You may use the Journal to search for details of patent, trade mark and design applications and registrations. For example, you can view the abridgement and drawing(s) of accepted patent applications and the details of accepted trade marks and designs. The period during which oppositions to grant or registration can be filed commences upon the advertisement of acceptance in the Journal.

Read more on how to search the Journal.

Expected journal publication dates

Journal No. Publication date Registration
1751 30 May 2025 1 September 2025
1750 2 May 2025 4 August 2025
1749 28 March 2025 30 June 2025
1748 28 February 2025 3 June 2025
1747 31 January 2025 5 May 2025
1746 20 December 2024 24 March 2025
1745 29 November 2024 3 March 2025
1744 25 October 2024 3 February 2025
1743 27 September 2024 6 January 2025
1742 30 August 2024 2 December 2024
1741 26 July 2024 29 October 2024
1740 5 July 2024 7 October 2024
1739 31 May 2024 2 September 2024
1738 26 April 2024 29 July 2024
1737 22 March 2024 21 June 2024
1736 23 February 2024 24 May 2024
1735 26 January 2024 29 April 2024
1734 22 December 2023 22 March 2024
1733 24 November 2023 23 February 2024
1732 27 October 2023 26 January 2024
1731 29 September 2023 3 January 2024
1730 25 August 2023 24 November 2023
1729 28 July 2023 27 October 2023
1728 30 June 2023 29 September 2023
1727 26 May 2023 25 August 2023
1726 28 April 2023 31 July 2023
1725 31 March 2023 3 July 2023
1724 24 February 2023 25 May 2023
1723 27 January 2023 28 April 2023
1722 23 December 2022 24 March 2023
1721 25 November 2022 27 February 2023
1720 28 October 2022 30 January 2023
1719 30 September 2022 4 January 2023
1718 26 August 2022 28 November 2022
1717 29 July 2022 28 October 2022
1716 1 July 2022 3 October 2022
1715 27 May 2022 29 August 2022
1714 29 April 2022 1 August 2022
1713 25 March 2022 27 June 2022
1712 25 February 2022 26 May 2022
1711 28 January 2022 29 April 2022
1710 24 December 2021 1 April 2022
1709 26 November 2021 1 March 2022
1708 29 October 2021 1 February 2022
1707 24 September 2021 5 January 2022
1706 27 August 2021 30 November 2021
1705 30 July 2021 2 November 2021
1704 25 June 2021 28 September 2021
1703 28 May 2021 31 August 2021
1702 30 April 2021 3 August 2021
1701 26 March 2021 29 June 2021
1700 26 February 2021 27 May 2021
1699 29 January 2021 30 April 2021
1698 18 December 2020 19 March 2021
1697 27 November 2020 1 March 2021
1696 30 October 2020 1 February 2021
1695 25 September 2020 5 January 2021
1694 28 August 2020 30 November 2020
1693 31 July 2020 2 November 2020
1692 26 June 2020 28 September 2020
1691 29 May 2020 31 August 2020
1690 24 April 2020 27 July 2020
1689 27 March 2020 29 June 2020
1688 28 February 2020 29 May 2020
1687 31 January 2020 1 May 2020
1686 20 December 2019 24 March 2020
1685 29 November 2019 3 March 2020
1684 25 October 2019 29 January 2020
1683 27 September 2019 3 January 2019
1682 30 August 2019 3 December 2019
1681 26 July 2019 29 October 2019
1680 28 June 2019 1 October 2019
1679 31 May 2019 3 September 2019
1678 26 April 2019 31 July 2019
1677 29 March 2019 2 July 2019
1676 22 Febuary 2019 23 May 2019
1675 25 January 2019 26 April 2019
1674 21 December 2018 22 March 2019
1673 30 November 2018 1 March 2019
1672 26 October 2018 28 January 2019
1671 28 September 2018 3 January 2019
1670 31 August 2018 3 December 2018
1669 27 July 2018 29 October 2018
1668 29 June 2018 1 October 2018
1667 25 May 2018 27 August 2018
1666 27 April 2018 30 July 2018
1665 23 March 2018 25 June 2018
1664 23 February 2018 24 May 2018
1663 26 January 2018 27 April 2018
1662 22 December 2017 22 March 2018
1661 24 November 2017 26 February 2018
1660 27 October 2017 29 January 2018
1659 29 September 2017 3 January 2018
1658 25 August 2017 27 November 2017
1657 28 July 2017 30 October 2017
1656 30 June 2017 2 October 2017
1655 26 May 2017 28 August 2017
1654 28 April 2017 31 July 2017
1653 31 March 2017 3 July 2017
1652 24 February 2017 25 May 2017
1651 27 January 2017 28 April 2017
1650 23 December 2016 24 March 2017
1649 25 November 2016 27 February 2017
1648 28 October 2016 30 January 2017
1647 30 September 2016 04 January 2017
1646 26 August 2016 28 November 2016
1645 29 July 2016 31 October 2016
1644 24 June 2016 26 September 2016
1643 27 May 2016 29 August 2016
1642 29 April 2016 01 August 2016
1641 31 March 2016 01 July 2016
1640 26 February 2016 27 May 2016
1639 29 January 2016 02 May 2016
1638 24 December 2015 29 March 2016
1637 27 November 2015 28 February 2016
1636 30 October 2015 1 February 2016
1635 25 September 2015 5 January 2016
1634 28 August 2015 30 November 2015
1633 31 July 2015 2 November 2015
1632 26 June 2015 28 September 2015
1631 29 May 2015 31 August 2015
1630 24 April 2015 25 July 2015
1629 27 March 2015 28 June 2015
1628 27 February 2015 28 May 2015
1627 30 January 2015 1 May 2015
1626 24 December 2014 25 March 2015
1625 28 November 2014 2 March 2015
1624 31 October 2014 2 February 2015
1623 26 September 2014 5 January 2015
1622 29 August 2014 1 December 2014
1621 25 July 2014 28 October 2014
1620 27 June 2014 29 September 2014
1619 30 May 2014 1 September 2014
1618 30 April 2014 31 July 2014
1617 28 March 2014 30 June 2014
1616 28 February 2014 29 May 2014
1615 31 January 2014 1 May 2014
1614 20 December 2013 21 March 2014
1613 29 November 2013 3 March 2014
1612 25 October 2013 27 January 2014
1611 27 September 2013 3 January 2014
1610 30 August 2013 2 December 2013
1609 26 July 2013 29 October 2013
1608 28 June 2013 30 September 2013
1607 31 May 2013 2 September 2013
1606 26 April 2013 29 July 2013
1605 28 March 2013 1 July 2013
1604 22 February 2013 23 May 2013
1603 25 January 2013 26 April 2013
1602 21 December 2012 22 March 2013
1601 30 November 2012 1 March 2013
1600 26 October 2012 29 January 2013
1599 28 September 2012 4 January 2013
1598 31 August 2012 11 December 2012

The cut off date for all publications is one day prior to publication.

Classification of data

Key information relating to a patent, trade mark or design is tagged with a number. These numbers are called INID codes [149 KB PDF] [PDF, 148 KB].

Because these numbers are consistent in every country, they allow you to read important information from a patent, trade mark or design even if you don't understand the language it's printed in.

The INID numbers can be found in brackets after field titles on our database extracts and on the online journal search screen.

Trade mark classification information in the journal

New Zealand uses the latest version of the Twelfth edition of the Nice Classification of Goods and Services for Trade Marks, which is maintained by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Trade marks applied for in New Zealand since 1 January 2023 are recorded on the IPONZ database as being applied for or registered under Classification System 12, referring to the current edition of Nice Classification. New versions of the current classification edition are released annually.

Prior to 1 January 2023 IPONZ defined the version of classification system, that a trade mark is registered in respect to, as either schedule 8, 9, 10 or 11. 

Schedule 11 covers trade marks applied for between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2022.

Schedule 10 covers trade marks applied for between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016.

Schedule 9 covers trade marks applied for between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011.

Schedule 8 covers trade marks applied for between 20 August 2002 and 31 December 2006.

For more information about the Nice Classification system please see the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) website.

Request a copy of the Journal

Contact us to request a copy of the New Zealand Patent Office journal.

The Journal publications contain information that the Commissioner is required by the Trade Marks Act 2002, Patents Act 1953, Patents Act 2013, and the Designs Act 1953 to advertise. You can read our latest journal publications, or if you need information from earlier publications complete the form below.

From 10 December 2012 only the General Information section of the journal is available in PDF. Patent, trade mark and design application and registration information is only available from our online journal facility.