Making a complaint against a registered trans-Tasman patent attorney
You may file a complaint against a registered trans-Tasman attorney if you believe that they have fallen short of defined standards for professional behaviour.
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Plant Variety Rights
PVR Journal
The NZ PVR Journal contains information that the Commissioner is required, by the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, to publish.
News and updates
Update to Trade Mark practice guidelines
IPONZ has recently updated its Conflicting Goods and Services list, which provides guidance on whether goods or services are similar to other goods or services.
Manage IP
Search, apply, maintain and renew all registered forms of Intellectual Property using the case management facility.
The Journal
List of IPONZ notified industrial or international exhibitions
The information in the table below is compiled from IPONZ journal publications. For information about how to request notification, please see our Notification of an industrial or international exhibition page. Event name Event location …
The Journal
The Journal of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand contains information the Commissioner is required by the Patents Act 1953 and the Patents Act 2013 to advertise. It's a monthly publication consisting of a General Information section in PDF format, and, an online section for…
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Timeframes
Processing times for applications and correspondence.
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.
News and updates
Decisions of the Commissioner - December 2025 and January 2026
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in December 2025 and January 2026 are now available.
News and updates
The Journal - January 2026
The January 2026 edition of the Journal is now available.
