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Update on the Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys Amendment Bill
Parliament’s Commerce Committee has reported back to the House on the Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys Amendment Bill.
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Public submissions invited on transitional provisions of the Patents Act
Consultation on proposed amendments to transitional provisions of the Patents Act 2013 relating to divisional patent applications.
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Review of New Zealand’s ASEAN FTA
Consultation on ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility as of 1 June 2017.
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Geographical indications
Practice guidelines
Requirements for defining GI boundaries
Boundaries define the location and extent of the named geographical indication’s (GI’s) “territory, region or locality” that is being claimed as the “geographical origin” of a wine or spirit under the Act.
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IPONZ joins Global Patent Prosecution Highway
IPONZ has today joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot programme. The GPPH is an arrangement between intellectual property (IP) offices that allows patent applicants to request accelerated examination, where one or more claims of a corresponding application have been found to be allowable…
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Central Hawke's Bay / Central Hawkes Bay
Central Hawke's Bay / Central Hawkes Bay - A geographical indication for wine registered with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ).
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Update to Patent Opposition Guidelines (2013 Act)
IPONZ is currently seeking feedback on several updates to its schedule of costs for hearings.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
We’ve made a number of improvements to our website and online case management facility as of 6 December 2018.
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Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility
Improvements to the IPONZ online case management facility as of 10 October 2019.