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Decisions of the Commissioner – April 2023

MAY 5, 2023

Decisions of the Commissioner issued in April 2023 are now available online.

World IP Day 2023 panel discussion. Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity

MAY 4, 2023

Join us to hear from inspiring women across the innovation and business sectors to mark World Intellectual Property Day 2023.

Hearings evidence guidelines and status of hearings by attendance under COVID-19

APR 14, 2023

IPONZ’s practices involving evidence deadlines, statutory declarations and affidavits, and hearings, in acknowledgement of the disruption caused by COVID-19.

Update to Hearings guidelines regarding the filing of unsworn evidence

APR 14, 2023

IPONZ has recently updated its Hearings guidelines on filing unsworn evidence to meet deadlines.

Improvements to the IPONZ case management facility

APR 13, 2023

Improvements to the IPONZ case management facility as of 13 April 2023.

Decisions of the Commissioner – March 2023

APR 11, 2023

Decisions of the Commissioner issued in March are now available.

The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2023

APR 3, 2023

The Journal - March 2023

MAR 31, 2023

The March 2023 edition of the Journal is now available.

Decisions of the Commissioner – February 2023

MAR 3, 2023

Decisions of the Commissioner issued in February are now available.

Updates to the Patents Examination Manual

FEB 28, 2023

IPONZ has updated its Patents Examination Manual to clarify our practice for situations where a divisional patent application’s claims overlap with those of its