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The Journal - September 2026
The September 2026 edition of the Journal is now available.
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
1953 Patents Act practice guidelines
Below is a list of archived practice guidelines published by IPONZ under the 1953 Patents Act. These guidelines provide detailed information for patent practices including filing requirements and our examination and processing activities.
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Examination of patent applications
Contrary to morality | Raising objections under section 17(1) The practice note of 2008 entitled Contrary to morality | Raising objections under section 17(1) has caused some confusion with respect to the nature of what would and would not be objectionable under section 17(1) of the…
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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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Trade marks
Renew
A trade mark registration can be renewed every 10 years. To maintain your registration you need to renew the trade mark by the due date.
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Trade marks
Maintain
Once you have a trade mark registration or application there are a number of changes you can make.
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Trade marks
Apply
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.
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal - October 2026
The latest quarterly edition of the Journal is now available. Choose from the links below to view the sections of the Journal: General information [PDF, 206 KB] Plant variety right applications and registrations
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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.
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Search, apply, maintain and renew all registered forms of Intellectual Property using the case management facility.
