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Registrar may obtain advice

About IP Geographical indications Practice guidelines Registrar may obtain advice

If the Registrar thinks it necessary, they may obtain advice on, and may consult about, any matter relating to an application for the registration of a GI, including opposition to an accepted application, or the registrability of a GI.

Updates to the Patents Examination Manual

News and updates Updates to the Patents Examination Manual

IPONZ has updated its Patents Examination Manual to include new sections on patent restorations and extensions of time, and take recent Hearings Office decisions into account.

Merger

About IP Trade marks Practice guidelines Merger

Guidelines on the process of the merger of trade mark applications and trade mark registrations as set out in 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…

Decisions of the Commissioner - June 2016

News and updates Decisions of the Commissioner - June 2016

Decisions of the Commissioner issued in June 2016.

Amendments during the course of a patent proceeding

About IP Patents Hearings Amendments during the course of a patent proceeding

This page contains guidelines on requests for amendment of accepted complete patent specifications, pleadings and other hearings documents during a proceeding.

World IP Day 2016 – Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined

News and updates 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,…

Patents Amendment Bill passes

News and updates Patents Amendment Bill passes

The trans-Tasman patent attorney regime has been given the go ahead after the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill passed its third reading.

Opportunity to be heard

About IP Geographical indications Practice guidelines Opportunity to be heard

The Registrar must not adversely exercise any discretionary or other power under the Act or Regulations in relation to either a registered GI, or a GI that is the subject of an application for registration, without giving interested persons an opportunity to be heard.