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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Introduction to the Trade Marks Act 2002
Introductory comments on the Trade Marks Act 2002. These guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be considered on its own merits.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Relative grounds - Representations of the Royal Family
Guidelines on section 24 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These Guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be considered on its own merits.
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Trade marks
Practice guidelines
Cancellation and alteration of registered trade marks
Guidelines on sections 61, 69, 77 and 78 of the Trade Marks Act 2002. These guidelines do not constrain the judgement and discretion of the Commissioner of Trade Marks, and each application will be considered on its own merits.
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Filing an application
Supplementary practice note - online filing facilities With the release of our upgraded Patent Case Management system in December 2012 those online filing facilities are modified and all requests previously based on forms included. This note further clarifies the legality and use of the online filing facilities…
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Plant Variety Rights
Technical guidance
Seed requirement for grass varieties
The seed sample submitted at the time of application for plant variety rights will be used for the determination of distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) in growing trials. It is common industry practice to inoculate grass varieties with varieties of fungal endophyte. The presence of…
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Respond to Amendment/Correction Issue
If the Commissioner is not satisfied that a request for amendment/correction of a patent includes information or documentation sufficient to permit a decision to approve or decline the request, the issues concerning the request will be reported in a letter and a response task Respond to…
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Designs
Practice guidelines
Signatory requirements for design documents filed electronically
Signatory requirements for applications or general communications are considered met if a form or document is: filed through the IPONZ online design application service, or, filed as an electronic reproduction of the document containing the signature. Evidence, statutory declarations, assignment documents,…
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Trade marks
Trade Mark Hearings
Extensions and halts in trade mark proceedings
This page provides guidelines on requests for extensions of time and halts in trade mark proceedings.
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Patents
Hearings
Which Act applies
Transitional provisions for hearing proceedings Before reading our hearings information, you need to know which Act applies to you. The Patents Act 2013 came into force on 13 September 2014. However, the Patents Act 1953 continues to apply in certain situations: hearing proceedings…
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Patents
Patents Act 1953
Patents Act 2013 Commencement
The Patents Act 2013 commenced fully on 13 September 2014. The Patents Act 2013 and the Patents Regulations 2014 apply to: all applications with a filing date later than 12 September 2014 all patents in force after…
