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Copyright
Enforcing copyright
You are responsible for monitoring the way your creative works are used, and protecting these against infringement.
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Māori IP
Māori culture and intellectual property
If you are developing intellectual property that incorporates Māori elements, it is important to understand how this will be assessed.
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Notification of an industrial or international exhibition
Industrial or international exhibitions recorded with IPONZ can provide an inventor or designer with the opportunity to showcase their invention or design without compromising the ability to protect their intellectual property. The process of notification is sometimes called “gazetting”. Why notify in the…
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Patent Attorney examinations in July 2017
Registration is now open for New Zealand patent attorney exams which will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch from 4 to 6 July 2017. Only those who have already passed at least one patent attorney exam may sit these exams. This is as…
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Decisions of the Commissioner - May 2017
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in May are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Trade marks Decision Subject Joel Harry Brown v New Zealand Cricket (Inc.) …
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Vodafone email clients must act promptly to maintain IPONZ services
If you use a Vodafone email account you need to update your email address for key IPONZ services.
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Update of patent practices for GPPH expedited examination requests
IPONZ has updated its practices when assessing expedited examination requests under the GPPH.
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Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 enters into force
The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 has entered into force as of 13 January 2020.
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The Journal – July 2020
The July 2020 edition of the Journal is now available.
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The Journal – November 2020
The November 2020 edition of the Journal is now available.
