Background to the Plant Variety Rights Act review
This page provides background to the current review of the Plant Variety Act 1987.
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Māori engagement plan
We developed a 'living' Māori engagement plan for the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 review.
EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement: Review of geographical indications law
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is asking for feedback on the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 as part of reforms needed to meet negotiated terms of our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.
Plant variety rights
This page is about the protection of new plant varieties and our review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987.
Have your say on proposed changes to geographical indications
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is asking for feedback on changes to New Zealand’s registered geographical indications regime.
Review of Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney Regime underway
Today IP Australia and MBIE opened a joint review of the Trans-Tasman patent attorney registration regime.
Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 review: Outstanding policy issues
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment sought feedback on a discussion document exploring a small number of outstanding policy issues in the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. These included Treaty of Waitangi compliance issues and operational issues relating to the Plant Variety Rights Office.
Disclosure of origin requirements in the patents regime
We consulted on possible options to introduce a disclosure of origin requirement in the patents regime.
Integrated circuit design protection
In New Zealand, the layout design of semi-conductors and integrated circuits is protected by the Layout Designs Act 1994.
Notice process to cover file sharing infringements
The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 sets out a process for dealing with copyright infringements that occur via peer-to-peer file sharing networks.