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Attachments (if any):
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Filing Language: English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- inventor statement
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- translator statement
no
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
no
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The patentee is required to renew the design registration within 6 months of the renewal due date. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and the penalty should be paid at the same time.
no
Designs are entitled to a novelty grace period of 6 months from the filing date/priority date if:
- If a third party maliciously discloses the New Zealand application within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, making the design available to the public
- If a design application is made for a new or original textile product, the first confidential order does not affect the novelty of the application
- For example, when the design is disclosed to the government to assess the merits of the design
- If submitted within 6 months after the opening of the officially recognized exhibition
6 months
IPONZ conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. IPONZ automatically starts the substantive examination within 15 days of receiving the design application, no need for the applicant to submit a specific request separately, the applicant has 12 months (can be extended up to 3 months) to overcome the defect to meet the grant conditions, IPONZ only examines Novelty of exterior design. Designs can only be transferred to others after they have been granted a patent.