Trade regulatory system
This page describes the trade regulatory system administered by MBIE, and its objectives.
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Standards and conformance regulatory system
This page describes the standards and conformance regulatory system and its objectives. It also lists the other government agencies involved in the system and main stakeholders.
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.
Health and safety reform
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is now nearly 10 years old. The Government committed to reforming New Zealand’s health and safety laws and regulations in the ACT – National Coalition Agreement.
Register of Participants
The Register of Participants is the official list of companies included in the Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework, under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) manages and updates the register as the CDR Regulator.