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Colli Maceratesi
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Elba
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Grappa friulana / Grappa del Friuli
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Plant Variety Rights
Process
Once submitted, your Plant Variety Rights application will undergo a process that involves examination and testing.
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World IP Day 2016 – Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
Films, TV, music, books, art, video-games – cultural works, have long crossed borders. But the internet era is transforming how consumable culture is created, distributed and enjoyed in markets that are expanding far beyond national boundaries. Ever more accessible digital technologies have swept away physical constraints,…
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The Patent Examination Manual
Section 10: Meaning of useful
An invention, so far as claimed in a claim, is useful if the invention has a specific, credible, and substantial utility. Meaning of useful 1. For an invention to be patentable it must be novel over what is already known from the…
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Patent hearing fees
2013 Act fees Item Fee Notices of opposition by opponent $350 Application for Revocation $350 Request for a hearing $850 All fees …
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The Plant Variety Rights Journal - July 2016
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, 93 KB] Plant variety right applications and registrations
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Geographical indications regime a step closer
A geographical indications regime for wines and spirits is a step closer after the Geographical Indications (Wines and Spirits) Amendment Bill passed its third reading yesterday.
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Decisions of the Commissioner - April 2017
Decisions of the Commissioner issued in April are now available online. Select the links to see the decisions. Trade marks Decision Subject Melaleuca, Inc v Reckitt Benckiser N.V. [2017] NZIPOTM…