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Update: Review of the Copyright Act 1994 – Issues Paper status

JUL 17, 2020

The following update relates to the review of the Copyright Act 1994 and may be of interest to New Zealand copyright owners and users of Intellectual Property (IP) services. The Copyright Act is an important piece of legislation that governs the way we create, distribute, consume and interact with content.

Deadline extensions for patents responses due to COVID-19

JUL 16, 2020

This article provides additional clarification regarding IPONZ extending due dates for a number of cases and tasks in acknowledgement of the disruption caused b

IPONZ services during COVID-19

JUL 16, 2020

IPONZ’s online services will continue to be available as normal, with some allowance provided for issues related to COVID-19.

New Zealand’s designs are now on EUIPO’s DesignView

JUL 13, 2020

As of 30 June 2020, IPONZ has made its design data available to the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) 'DesignView' search tool.

Decisions of the Commissioner – June 2020

JUL 7, 2020

Decisions of the Commissioner issued in June are now available online.

The Plant Variety Rights Journal – July 2020

JUL 2, 2020

The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available.

The Journal – June 2020

JUN 26, 2020

The June 2020 edition of the Journal is now available.

WIPO update on their new COVID-19 International Policy Tracker, and more

JUN 19, 2020

The following updates may be of interest to New Zealand users of Intellectual Property (IP) services.

Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility

JUN 18, 2020

Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility as of 18 June 2020.

Update to Patents Examination Manual and Patent Technical Focus Group meeting notes

JUN 17, 2020

IPONZ has made updates to its Patents Examination Manual, based on results from its most recent Patent Technical Focus Group meeting.