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IPONZ conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant/anyone can submit a request for substantive examination no later than 5 years from the date of application. If there is a request for review, the substantive review cannot be carried out until the 5-year period expires.
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via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
Multiple designs are allowed in one design application only if the designs belong to the same set (usually used or sold at the same time).
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
English: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, abbreviation: IPONZ
Website: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (iponz.govt.nz)
New Zealand invention patent search: Search Patent case(s) (iponz.govt.nz)
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" is accepted.
10 years
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.
The novelty grace period of the year preceding the filing date/priority right is granted if:
- The disclosure was caused by a third party illegally obtaining patent information
- The disclosure resulted from a breach of confidentiality by a person who obtained the patent information directly or indirectly from the applicant
- The disclosure was made by a government agency or a person authorized by a government in the investigation of an invention
- Disclosure results from a public exercise of reasonableness by the patentee or designee, the original owner of both, or a person with the consent of one of the foregoing
- A one-year novelty grace period if the evidence is submitted prior to review if the first disclosure was made after December 30, 2018, by:
- patentee or designee
- Original right holder of the patentee or designee
- A person with the consent of the original right holder of the patentee or designee
A novelty grace period of 6 months is available if:
- With the consent of the inventor, the invention is exhibited at a specific exhibition or used for the exhibition
- Use or disclose inventions after the above exhibitions
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