Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand

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Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
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Agency overview
Formed1870 (New Zealand Patent Office)
Jurisdiction New Zealand
Headquarters15 Stout Street, Wellington, New Zealand
41°17′37″S174°46′25″E / 41.293676°S 174.773549°E / -41.293676; 174.773549
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ross van der Schyff, Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Plant Variety Rights
Parent agency Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Website http://www.iponz.govt.nz

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) is a New Zealand government agency responsible for the granting and registration of intellectual property rights, specifically patent, trade mark, design and plant variety rights. It is a business unit of the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. According to its website, IPONZ "aims to ensure people realise the full economic potential of their intellectual property." [1]

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Activities

IPONZ has a long history, beginning with the establishment of the New Zealand Patent Office in 1870. It now administers the:

Over the 2020/2021 financial year, IPONZ received 28,763 trade mark applications, 6,133 patent applications (including Patent Cooperation Treaty National Entry filings, but excluding divisionals), 1,418 design applications, and 116 plant variety right applications. [3]

Online services

IPONZ services are provided via its online case management facility. Its services include:

IPONZ email updates

IPONZ produces a short and concise eNewsletter containing important intellectual property information and updates. [4] Subscribers can elect to receive eNewsletters containing specific information of interest to them including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ About IPONZ, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Accessed 31 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "About us". Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (December 2021). "2020/2021" (PDF). IPONZ Year in Review. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. ISSN   2703-3309 . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Keep up to date with the world of Intellectual Property". Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand.
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