Plant variety rights
This page is about the protection of new plant varieties and changes to the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022.
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Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 review
We are reviewing the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 (the GIs Act).
The Marrakesh Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty aims to help people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled have access to books and other literary works in accessible formats.
Proposed Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill
The proposed Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill is an omnibus bill intended to make ‘technical” amendments to the Patents Act 2013, the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Designs Act 1953 (the IP Laws), and the associated regulations.
Mātauranga and Taonga Māori and the Intellectual Property System
The Government is developing a whole-of-government approach to address the issues raised in the Wai 262 inquiry. This creates an opportunity to take a holistic approach to protecting mātauranga and taonga Māori in the intellectual property system.
Intellectual property enforcement
If you own intellectual property, you are responsible for monitoring the way it is used and protecting it against infringement.
Geographical indications
A geographical indication (GI) identifies a product as originating in a region, area or locality where its quality, reputation or other characteristic is attributable to its geographical origin. The characteristics of the product must depend on the geographical place of production.
Copyright
Copyright refers to the exclusive rights given to owners of original works such as literature, artistic works, communication works (eg, broadcasts) films and sound recordings.
Updates to the Copyright Act
The Government is preparing to update the Copyright Act 1994.
Notifications under section 69(2) of the Copyright Act 1994
The Authorised Entities listed below have notified the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment under section 69(2) of the Copyright Act 1994 that they intend to begin activities under section 69A of the Copyright Act 1994.