2-4 years
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
6 months
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.
2-4 years
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).
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via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
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.