Update to Patent Attorney registration, renewal and examination processes NOV 4, 2016 IPONZ’s guidelines and procedures for Patent Attorney registration are being updated in preparation for the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill.
Update to Patents Examination Manual and Practice Notes NOV 3, 2016 IPONZ has recently made updates to its Patents Examination Manual, which are summarised in our recent Practice Notes.
Decisions of the Commissioner - October 2016 NOV 3, 2016 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in October 2016 are now available online.
Review of New Zealand’s ASEAN FTA OCT 25, 2016 Consultation on ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
Meeting notes for Hearings Technical Focus Group OCT 21, 2016 The IPONZ hearings technical focus group meeting notes are now available online.
IPONZ closed for Labour Day – 24 October 2016 OCT 17, 2016 IPONZ’s office will be closed for business on Labour Day, Monday, 24 October 2016.
Upcoming scheduled online service maintenance OCT 7, 2016 IPONZ online services will be unavailable from 5:00am on Saturday, 15 October 2016 to 6:00pm on Sunday, 16 October 2016 NZDT.
Decisions of the Commissioner - September 2016 OCT 7, 2016 Decisions of the Commissioner issued in September are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions.