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Geographical indications
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Aguardente de Vinho Douro
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Geographical indications
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Rum da Madeira
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Geographical indications
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Sarica Niculițel
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Geographical indications
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Suomalainen Vodka / Finsk Vodka / Vodka of Finland
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Copyright
Ownership and protection
The person who created the works is usually the owner of any copyright unless the work is created in the course of employment or someone commissions and agrees to pay for it, in which case the rights will have been reassigned.
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Māori IP
Māori culture and traditional knowledge is a unique New Zealand taonga (treasure), and is central to our national identity.
News and updates
Archived news
The following PDF documents contain copies of all news stories published on our website. Note - some of the images and links within these documents may be broken. 2015 news articles [PDF, 785 KB] 2014 news…
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Trade marks
Examination process
Application acceptance
When your trade mark application is accepted, a notice is sent to you, and the trade mark is advertised in the Office Journal. If no one opposes the registration of your trade mark your application will be registered and you’ll receive a final Certificate of Registration.
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Designs
Examination process
Once submitted, your application to register a design will be examined by the following process.
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Designs
Legislation and hearings
Legislation In New Zealand, the Designs Act 1953 and the Designs Amendment Act 2010 govern the administration of rights to a design. These Acts are accompanied by the Design Regulations 1954 and the Designs Amendment Regulations 2011 .…
