Intellectual property enforcement
If you own intellectual property, you are responsible for monitoring the way it is used and protecting it against infringement.
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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.
Disclosure of Origin discussion document
In September 2018 MBIE released a discussion document on possible options to introduce a disclosure of origin requirement in the patents regime, along with a number of design features that need to be considered if such a requirement is implemented.
Designs
Designs protection gives the design’s owner the exclusive right to make, import, sell or license an article to which their design has been industrially applied.
Performers' rights
The Copyright Act 1994 gives performers limited rights to control the exploitation of their performances where they haven’t given consent.
Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 review - Issues paper
During September-December 2018 we consulted on an Issues Paper as part of our review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987
Copyright protection overseas
New Zealand is party to various international copyright agreements that set out minimum standards of protection for copyright.