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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Withdrawing a patent application
Prior to grant an applicant may withdraw their application at any time using the online system. After grant a Patent must be surrendered – see Surrendering of Patents.
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Historical practice guidelines
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Plant Variety Rights
Naming and labelling varieties
Naming and trading cultivars
Commercial horticulture and agriculture is reliant on the production of new cultivars. In order that these cultivars, and products from them, can be effectively traded their accurate identification and naming in the market place is important.
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Decisions
After a hearing takes place, the Assistant Commissioner will consider the matter and then issue a formal decision.
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Patents
Hearings
Extensions of time and halts in patent proceedings
Introduction This document provides guidelines on requests for extensions of time and halts in patent proceedings. The following information is intended to guide and inform parties involved in patent hearings. It reflects the current accepted practice of IPONZ and is intended to be read in…
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WIPO CASE Integration
IPONZ is now a providing office for the purpose of accessing the WIPO CASE system.
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Trade marks
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Protected words
Registration of trade marks containing protected words may be difficult or prohibited.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – May 2018
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in May are now available online.
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Update to Trade Mark Practice Guidelines
IPONZ has updated its practice guidelines to include new Annexure General entries, and clarify how we consider applications that may have reached an impasse.
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Decisions of the Commissioner – April 2023
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in April 2023 are now available online.
