The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) is a business unit within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). IPONZ’s trade mark, patent and design services are fully cost-recovered. This means that IPONZ charges fees to recover the cost of its services from those who directly benefit from holding IP rights.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on an exposure draft of the proposed new Plant Variety Rights (PVR) regulations. The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) is also seeking feedback on fees to support the new PVR regime. More information about both consultations is available on this page.
If you own intellectual property, you are responsible for monitoring the way it is used and protecting it against infringement.
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.
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 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.
The Copyright Act 1994 gives performers limited rights to control the exploitation of their performances where they haven’t given consent.
During September-December 2018 we consulted on an Issues Paper as part of our review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987
New Zealand is party to various international copyright agreements that set out minimum standards of protection for copyright.
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