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Designs
Practice guidelines
Representations for designs
Introduction This note reiterates and clarifies practices regarding the filing of representations for designs to be registered by IPONZ under the Designs Act 1953. The representations of a design serve to identify the design, so that a design applied to an article can be…
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Filing design convention documents
The Design Regulations 34(2) and 34(3) require an applicant to lodge certified convention documents and verified translations of the foreign language parts of convention documents at IPONZ at the time an application is made or within three months of the application date. IPONZ is not in…
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Representations for designs - guidelines superseded 19 March 2012
Introduction This note reiterates and clarifies practices regarding the filing of representations for designs to be registered by IPONZ under the Designs Act 1953. The representations of a design serve to identify the design, so that a design applied to an article can be…
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Patents
Fees
Here you will find the current schedule of fees for patent services.
Facts and figures
We collect data about patent, trade mark, design, and plant variety rights application volumes. This information is represented in Shockwave Flash format and the raw data is also available as a spreadsheet.
Refund policy
This page outlines IPONZ’s refund policy. IPONZ will only refund relevant fees under specific circumstances.
News and updates
Warning: Unsolicited emails on IP rights
Some businesses are receiving unsolicited emails that may be scams. The emails call for immediate action on IP rights.
News and updates
Decisions of the Commissioner – October 2025
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in October 2025 are now available online.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Classification and specification
Guidelines on sections 31 and 32 of the Trade Marks Act 2002, which concern the classification of goods and services and the breadth of a specification. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgment and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be…
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Trade marks
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Registering a trade mark is a good way to protect your brand and reputation. There are some things you need to consider before submitting a trade mark application.
