IPONZ Plant Variety Rights services during COVID-19 APR 13, 2021 This article provides information and guidelines regarding Plant Variety Rights in New Zealand, in acknowledgement of the disruption caused by COVID-19.
Decisions of the Commissioner – March 2021 APR 9, 2021 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in March are now available online.
Trial period for new scheduling initiative for Hearings APR 7, 2021 IPONZ is currently trialing a new scheduling initiative that will allow some hearings to be held at short notice.
Impacted services: RealMe login outage MAR 31, 2021 The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) are upgrading their RealMe services from 9pm on Friday 9 April to 9pm Sunday 11 April 2021.
Update to Hearings Guidelines MAR 24, 2021 IPONZ has recently updated its pre-hearing directions, and processes relating to patent oppositions.
Decisions of the Commissioner – February 2021 MAR 17, 2021 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in February are now available online.
Updates to Patents Examination Manual MAR 16, 2021 IPONZ has made a number of recent updates to the Patents Examination Manual.